Month: October 2020
Why China is not the aggressor
[2019] The Man Who Took China to Space
The Man Who Took China to Space
Visa restrictions and paranoia don’t add to America’s appeal. For tech talent, China is more appealing than it was in 1955, and Washington needs to put serious thought into keeping them in the United States. Rather than blindly labeling students as intellectual property thieves, the United States should reiterate its value of openness—an advantage over its adversaries—by retaining the Chinese talent that it needs to compete in the global economy. Otherwise, the Hsue-Shen Tsiens of the future will be working in Shanghai, not Silicon Valley.
The Justice Department is suing Google — but it’s the government’s power to police big tech that’s on trial
Trump Mulls Ousting FBI Director For Not Delivering Damaging Investigation Into Biden
FDD emerges as hub for online harassment against critics of Trump’s State Department
FDD emerges as hub for online harassment against critics of Trump’s State Department
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“Funding that was meant to counter ISIS propaganda was morphed into funding to silence activists and experts who want to reform U.S. policy on Iran.”
Emma Goldman and Lesser Evilism
Allowing choice conceals the fact that “democratic” government, just as all others, serves only its economic elite. People have to be convinced this is not so, that they are sovereign, that by voting they control the policies of their nation. Thus, the intense effort nations invest in sacralizing the vote, and the plea that we do our civic duty. We are all enjoined to act in this barefaced, shopworn charade.
Emma Goldman and Lesser Evilism
Report: Tax records show President Trump tried to land projects in China, NYT reports
US hands Brazil $1-bn deal to avoid Hwawei in 5G
US hands Brazil $1-bn deal to avoid Hwawei in 5G
Financing toward US imports adds a carrot to campaign to convince the country not to use China’s Huawei
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