Gems of Wisdom

Chalmers Johnson recently expounded in an eloquent essay the labyrinthine relationship among America, Japan, and China. Backed by impressive statistics, his incisive perspectives are particularly refreshing among the increasingly vociferous sinophobes around the world. Incidentally, a germane trilateral relationship (among China, EU, and US) is currently under close scrutiny in several capitals.

Peter Jennings on ABC reported tonight a new program to help giant pandas mate. As I understand, the idea is to find compatible deoxyribonucleic acids (i.e., good chemistry in plain English) between prospective couples based on reproductive science. Isn't that plain hi-tech eugenics for Ailuropoda melanoleuca? I relish the intriguing thought that true love is lurking somewhere in the DNA.