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Sun, June 24, 2018 | 17:42

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The shape of Sino-American conflict

For most observers of the unfolding trade war between the United States and China, the casus belli is the convergence of China's unfair trade practices with U.S. President Donald Trump's protectionist credo. But this reading misses a critical development: the demise of America's decades-long policy of engagement with China.

Guest Column | 2018-06-07 15:30

Path after marriage equality: It would never be a cakewalk

Like many of my LGBTQ brothers and sisters, I was disappointed after Monday's “gay wedding cake” ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court. The main argument made by the baker in this case was that by selling a cake to a gay couple, he would be condoning their actions and therefore violating his faith.

Guest Column | 2018-06-07 15:23

Kanye West mess

Kanye West recently asserted that the enslaved were making a “choice.” In doing so, West, a black man from the south side of Chicago, has given comfort to the American alt-right, a euphemism for America's resurgent racist, Islamophobic, anti-Semitic, misogynist and xenophobic voting bloc ostensibly attached to the Republican Party.

Guest Column | 2018-06-06 18:22

Elon Musk is a genius, but his flamethrower is stupid

It's great for California to have billionaire visionaries like Elon Musk creating next-generation technology. But even geniuses can have bad ideas. And selling flamethrowers in a time of record wildfires in California is a really bad idea.

Guest Column | 2018-06-06 18:19

Venezuelans deserve refugee status

Venezuela is in the news again. Through unprecedented treachery, President Nicolas Maduro awarded himself victory in the presidential election on May 20. Given that the blatantly pro-government electoral council had delisted the three main opposition parties and disqualified two major political leaders, much of the opposition boycotted the process. The two other candidates who participated did not recognize the result, given the many violations that took place. Neither did the United States, Canada, the European Union and most Latin American countries.

Guest Column | 2018-06-05 15:36

Why Trump's tariffs won't help US tech industry

President Donald Trump needs to change his strategy if the U.S. tech industry is going to continue its global dominance. Tariffs - or even threats of tariffs - aren't the answer.

Guest Column | 2018-06-05 15:30

Cuban engagement

After six decades of communist rule in Cuba, the island is now governed by someone outside of the Castro family for the first time since the 1959 revolution. The new leader, Miguel Diaz-Canel, was vice president and a provincial party chief.

Guest Column | 2018-06-04 17:21

Putin's information war against America amplified by Trump

In April, I visited Russia to learn more about the Kremlin's campaign to influence the U.S. election in 2016. But the more I learned about Kremlin techniques, magnified by social media, the more similar those techniques appeared to President Donald Trump's modus operandi.

Guest Column | 2018-06-04 17:03

Russia reasserts itself in Putin charm offensive

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov continued an intensive period of Russian diplomacy Thursday with a visit to North Korea. Last month, he and Russian President Vladimir Putin met with a wide range of foreign leaders, including Japanese Premier Shinzo Abe, underlining that a key goal of the newly re-elected Putin is re-energizing relationships across the globe.

Guest Column | 2018-06-03 17:36

'Roseanne' and Starbucks in Trump's America

One place to meet and discuss the significance of Roseanne Barr being fired for a racist tweet would have been the local coffee shop _ but not Starbucks. All 8,000 company-owned locations closed Tuesday afternoon for racial sensitivity training.

Guest Column | 2018-06-03 17:24

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