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Is Trump Calling Out Xi Jinping? Dec. 06, 2016
Like a bolt of lightning, that call of congratulations from Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen to Preside... Read More
Trump and That Phone Call Dec. 06, 2016
When President Jimmy Carter, in 1978, said he was ending diplomatic relations with the Nationalist C... Read More
A Political 9/11 Changes Our World Nov. 10, 2016
Like the 2001 terrorist attacks, the Donald Trump upset win threatens Americans' sense of safety and... Read More
The Bottomless Ignorance of Donald Trump Oct. 27, 2016
In November 1999, presidential candidate George W. Bush sat down for a radio interview. A reporter a... Read More
Dump Duterte -- for Starters Oct. 25, 2016
Alliances are transmission belts of war. So our Founding Fathers taught and the 20th century proved.... Read More
Winemakers Porcelain Is Capodimonte Style Sep. 23, 2016
Q: I have enclosed a photo of a porcelain figural group my mother passed down to me. It has been in ... Read More
Volvo's S60 Inscription Defined by Details Sep. 20, 2016
Volvo has been on a mission to prove it can build sporty and stylish cars that are built in China bu... Read More
Obama and Communist China Agree Sep. 07, 2016
Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Presi... Read More
In Manufacturing, Americans Are Back in Action Jul. 07, 2016
Reports of NASA's Juno spacecraft's entering the orbit around Jupiter lit a sparkler in this America... Read More
Thinking Beyond Stage One Jul. 06, 2016
A recent ruling by the U.S. Department of Commerce dramatically increased tariffs on some Chinese st... Read More
Donald Trump vs. CNN: Score One for Donald Jun. 30, 2016
WASHINGTON — I see that CNN is calling upon the good offices of Mr. Potato Head to refute Dona... Read More
On Trade, Trump Is an Encyclopedia of Error Jun. 30, 2016
Donald Trump is not a professor, but for years he will be yielding insights to every student of econ... Read More
Flower Wall Pockets Hung Around Through the 20th Century Jun. 17, 2016
Q: I have enclosed a photo of a pottery wall hanging I own. I found it after my mother passed away. ... Read More
Is Scarborough Shoal Worth a War? May. 24, 2016
If China begins to reclaim and militarize Scarborough Shoal, says Philippines President Benigno S. A... Read More
Latin America's 'Pink Tide' Fading Fast May. 18, 2016
Around the turn of the century, a swing to the left throughout Latin America began knocking down dom... Read More
Trade Benefits America Apr. 08, 2016
"Trade" has become a dirty word in this year's presidential race, with candidates of both parties be... Read More
Too Much School Apr. 07, 2016
In ancient times — say, the '60s, '70s or maybe even the '80s — children were expected t... Read More
Victorian Child's Rocking Chair Is a Family Heirloom Apr. 01, 2016
Q: Enclosed is a photo of a child's rocking chair that I received from my great-aunt 55 years ago. T... Read More
The Free-Trade Paradox Mar. 29, 2016
No issue is more entwined in paradox than that of free trade versus protectionism. Here's an example... Read More
Trade Deficit Angst Mar. 23, 2016
Let's look at the political angst over trade deficits. A trade deficit is when people in one country... Read More
