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Promises Trump Can’t Keep

November 28, 2016
US President-elect Donald Trump made big promises on trade and jobs that will be tough to keep without wrecking key industries along with the global economy. Essentially, he suggested that he could restore US manufacturing jobs by blocking new trade deals like the Tans-Pacific Partnership and...

Globalization’s Angst and the “Brexit” Vote

June 28, 2016
Many voters in the United Kingdom are having second thoughts about leaving the European Union, and not simply because of the plummeting value of currency or stock markets. The referendum’s outcome instantly transformed the UK’s reputation, from being open to trade and diversity to being isolated...

We Are All Africans

July 21, 2009
Racial discrimination is perhaps the most superficial of all prejudices. And this is borne out not simply by an examination of the causes, but also by the scientific data surrounding our common ancestry. Both maternal mtDNA and paternal Y-chromosome show that everyone carries genetic code of...

US and China: From Co-Evolution to Decoupling

December 11, 2018
Henry Kissinger secretly visited China in 1971 to restore US ties, and the Chinese have respected him since. With a trade war underway and US concerns about intellectual property theft, the relationship has soured and transformed: from co-evolution, described by Kissinger as pursuit of domestic...

China’s Aggressive Stance Reveals Lack of Coordination

December 5, 2012
Growing tensions in East Asia over aggressive postures from China may stem from a lack of coordination among government factions rather than concerted policy. But that is hardly reassuring, argues Terry McCarthy. The country lacks strong leadership that can control factions competing to be most...

The Looming Food Crisis

February 18, 2011
In wealthy nations as well as in poor ones, consumers express alarm about fast-rising food prices, and their governments are well aware that shortages can quickly translate into unrest and political crisis. Complaints today may be mild compared with those looming ahead unless governments take steps...

The US Should Rejoin the UNHRC

September 24, 2019
The United States announced it was leaving the UN Human Rights Council in 2018, expressing concern about bias toward Israel. US allies did not follow the country’s lead, and a year's absence has given authoritarian regimes more power on the world stage. “Instead of dismantling the UNHRC, US...

是什么让日本“伪娘”泛滥成灾？

August 11, 2012
“伪娘”是最近几年在中国和日本新产生的词汇，指的是喜欢扮女装的男性，尤其是青年男性。在日语当中，伪娘被称为“男の娘”，“娘”在日语中有少女的意思，所以，“男の娘”翻译成汉语就是“男少女”。在蒋丰的笔下，日本的“伪娘”之风有愈演愈烈之势。首先，在20岁到30岁的男性里，有57%的人回答每天使用洗面奶，有35%的人坚持每天修眉，有18%的人每天打粉；其次，从2006年开始，大大小小的“伪娘”社团宣告成立，他们除了每年举办活动之外，还创办杂志月刊，向全社会公开发行；而且，随着“伪娘”文化的流行，它还带动了相关产业的发展，除了动漫业，还有以“伪娘”为主题的俱乐部、服装店、餐厅、...
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