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Intellectual property theft is a major concern among US corporations, and for good reason. If competitors get a hold of an idea that has taken huge amounts of research, they …

Numerous countries around the world have been rocked by protests against government authorities. But while protesters in Chile, Hong Kong, and other areas may be protesting for different reasons, they …

Hong Kong was long the jewel of the Orient, a Western-governed haven that featured access to the East with the security that came from rule of law and British legal …

Earlier this year the focus on US agriculture seemed to be on corn and soybeans. Wet weather and flooding throughout much of the Midwest meant that farmers were late to …

By now most people realize that the world economy is in decline. Europe is falling into recession, the US is headed there, and country after country is seeing economic slowdown …

The protests in Hong Kong are continuing, with Hong Kong’s universities becoming key areas controlled by protesters. Many universities have been cordoned off and barricaded, with students manning checkpoints and …

As the trade war with China heats up, relations with China are deteriorating in a whole bunch of different areas. Recent actions by both China and the United States have …

It shouldn’t be surprising that different cultures and different regions value different kinds of meat. Barbecue aficionados in the US understand that. Carolina barbecue values pork, with Eastern and Western …

Many Americans are undoubtedly glad to live in the United States. We’re the land of the free, with a vibrant legal system in which those accused of crimes are innocent …

One of the bedrock principles underlying the world order is that actors are rational, that is, they’re always going to act in their own self-interest. But while that may be …