Thanks to Trump, half the world is flat on the psychiatrist's couch with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Every decent human being with a pulse is plunged into despair. The world needs its head examined. America needs its head examined. How can the US put a "shidiot" twice in the White House? Trump has hit the jackpot.

Yes, it has happened. Trump has won. The buffoon is back in a big way, to no one's surprise. But many are plunged into clinical depression, not because Trump is a rapist, or a racist, or a pathological liar, or a serial tax cheat, or a wrecking ball, or an unprincipled bully or anti-science and pro-Hitler. But because he is "all of the above". That's why his second victory feels like the end-of-the-world: the lawless as leader, and rule-breakers as royalty.

Jews, we are told, are the chosen people. But Gaza has redefined them as the chosen devil. They turn their zero-sum game into a blood debt too horrible to be settled. Through Gaza, Israel announces to the world: America is not the global superpower. It is just a supporting cast in its mass murder. Israel is the hyper-power.

The latest polls say that Trump has flipped Wisconsin, the same state that cost Hillary her 2016 election. Despite his tarnished reputation and numerous criminal charges, Trump's appeal persists, showcasing a disturbing trend in American politics.

Last week, China Daily set global youthful speakers on fire with its catchy slogan: "Let the world hear you". It hosted its three different public speaking contests at the national and international level in Wuxi, Jiangsu. I was there for the finals as a member of the judging panel. Here are my key takeaways.

Israel has gone stark raving mad. Within 48 hours, its tanks twice blasted the headquarters and compound of the UN's peace-keeping forces in Lebanon where 410 Chinese soldiers are on active duty. Two UN peacekeepers were injured, with security cameras, smashed, presumably, to destroy evidence of its illegal acts. UN troops were ordered not to return fire but to seek refuge in bunkers. Netanyahu, lying through his teeth, flatly denied these attacks.

With only three weeks to the November election, Harris's wafer-thin lead over Trump evaporates. In several key swing states, that lead is non-existent. The nightmare of a deranged extremist returning to the White House looms.

Who is afraid of Confucius? America, that's who. After more than 25 centuries, the ghost of Confucius now haunts the US Congress. In their latest sitting, US lawmakers have banned Confucius Institutes outright. Any university that dares to host them faces loss of federal funding. We know American politicians are allergic to communism. I didn't know that they are allergic to Confucianism too. These days, American insecurity sees a communist under every bed.

Elon Musk may be wacky in his ways, but he is right about one thing. He considers the Chinese innately unaggressive, and that, strangely, they are only aggressive towards their own people. Unlike Americans or Russians, the Chinese are biologically aggression-averse. But America has a China complex.

Red scare strikes again. The latest victim is Linda Sun, who had faithfully served two New York governors for 15 years. Now hauled before a federal court, she stands accused of being a secret Chinese agent.

When education has fallen short, the law must step in to do its job.

The pizzazz of the Paris Olympics has long since died down. But a residual excitement still bubbles after the cheers and tears are gone.

Columbia University's president, Minouche Shafik, has bowed out. After months of turmoil, with the arrest of over 400 Columbia students and the injury of some, followed by a stinging vote of no-confidence by the faculty, and the resignation of three of its deans, the inevitable has happened.

Judging by the horrendous death toll alone, one country would fit four-square into the definition of a terrorist state. That country is Israel. In the month of July, the Israeli army has targeted 10 schools in Gaza. In the latest attack, over a hundred women, children and the elderly were pulverized by an Israeli missile, while kneeling in prayer. Body parts went flying everywhere. This atrocity was swiftly condemned by the UN, as an International Court of Justice arrest warrant still hangs over Netanyahu's head, but he knows he is untouchable.