> be Professor Jiang
> born 1976 in Guangdong, China
> family poor, dad a short-order cook, mom a seamstress
> immigrate to Toronto, Canada at age 6
> grow up in a new country
> work hard, never quite the insider
> childhood: smart kid in a tough spot
> full scholarship to Yale
> obsessed with literature and ideas
> good vs. the system
1990s: Yale undergrad
> study English Literature
> graduate with distinction in 1999
> teach for six months at Peking University Affiliated High School in Beijing
> the pull back to China begins
2000: move to Beijing
> freelance journalist
> Christian Science Monitor, Far Eastern Economic Review
> words as weapons
2002: start education reforms at Shenzhen Middle School
> contract for undercover PBS documentary on labor protests
> arrested in Daqing
> deported on spying suspicions
> no charges, but it stings
> everyone thinks you're done
2003: officials let you back in
> abandon journalism
> double down on public education
> the real revolution
2008-2010: Deputy Principal at Shenzhen Middle School
> build international programs
> send kids abroad, spark global thinking
> creativity over rote
2010-2012: Program Director at Peking University High School International Division
> innovate study abroad
> nurture independent thought
> Chinese schools, Western soul
2014: teach at Tsinghua University Affiliate High School
> researcher with Harvard's Global Education Innovation Initiative
> Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
> write for The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times
> books: "Creative China" (2014), "Schools for the Soul" (2021)
> critique the system, enable change
2022: History and Philosophy Teacher at Moonshot Academy in Beijing
> Western Philosophy course
> survey the greats
> the YouTube era: launch Predictive History channel
> style yourself Professor Jiang
> structural history, game theory, psychohistory
> like Asimov meets geopolitics
> upload philosophy courses
> interpret events, predict futures
2024: viral predictions
> Trump's return to power
> US escalates with Iran
> prolonged war, America loses
> two out of three hit by 2026
> Twelve-Day War, Iran conflict unfolds
> China's Nostradamus
> the growth: 1.96 million subscribers
> 57.3 million views
> Instagram, Substack, TikTok followings
> break the internet
> but refuse the fame and wealth
> stay the educator
> the philosophy: education is broken
> reform for creativity, empathy, soul
> competition crushes, innovation wins
> geopolitics: patterns over noise
> what hidden structure do few see?
> democracies falter, empires cycle
> contrarian truths, even if edgy
> the controversies: some call you conspiracy theorist
> Illuminati, Freemasons, Sabbateans
> antisemitic angles on Israel, Gaza
> selective analogies, untestable bets
> haters hate, predictions land
> the lifestyle: Beijing base
> Canadian roots, Chinese immersion
> option for exile?
> you'll never say
2026: net worth: modest, by choice
> channels founded: Predictive History
> reforms sparked: schools across China
> predictions funded: minds worldwide
from immigrant scholarship kid to prophetic analyst. Professor Jiang.
the contrarian who's always decoding the matrix.