A primer on transitional justice
From de-Nazification to lustration to reconciliation to Taiwanese politics
Happy Lunar New Year! It’s now the Year of the Dragon. What does this mean, practically speaking? In Taiwan, it means anyone who looks more or less fertile is being urged to make babies, since being born under the sign of the dragon is considered auspicious. Neither of us is a dragon, alas—we’re humble farm animals, a pig and a chicken—but we’ve been delighted to behold the uptick in dragon-related paraphernalia. Here’s are two cats in a dragon getup, complete with tail and scales:
