August 2024

#577  8/31  Dr. Wordman  Thoughts after watching the first debate of the 2024 U.S. presidential election
​The biggest highlight in American democracy is the presidential candidate debate. There are usually three debates hosted by television media entrusted by the presidential campaign committee. Voters observe and make judgments and comparisons. After the three debates, the voter votes to choose the candidate he or she thinks is most suitable to be president. Fifty states in the United States elect their...
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Thoughts after watching the first debate of the 2024 U.S. presidential election
​The biggest highlight in American democracy is the presidential candidate debate. There are usually three debates hosted by television media entrusted by the presidential campaign committee. Voters observe and make judgments and comparisons. After the three debates, the voter votes to choose the candidate he or she thinks is most suitable to be president. Fifty states in the United States elect their...
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#576  8/24 Dr. Wordman  Labor to Manufacturing to R&D - Path for Success but No Guarantee
 Whether it is a free economy or planned economic development, the economic development path seems to always start with cheap labor (labor-centric) then entering industrialization (factory-centric), and then into a phase of advancing technology and innovation (R&D Centric). Take the most advanced economy, the United States as an example, as a colony before it became an independent nation,...
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Labor to Manufacturing to R&D - Path for Success but No Guarantee
 Whether it is a free economy or planned economic development, the economic development path seems to always start with cheap labor (labor-centric) then entering industrialization (factory-centric), and then into a phase of advancing technology and innovation (R&D Centric). Take the most advanced economy, the United States as an example, as a colony before it became an independent nation,...
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#575  8/17  Dr. Wordman  Can the Forward Party Be the Third Political Party of the U.S.?
The U.S. two-party democracy had a good run in its 250 years of history. When the American Revolution started in 1775 which lasted till 1783, there was no formal political structure like today’s two major party system. The 13 North American colonies sought to break away from British rule. The Revolution War drew most American colonists’ support which led to the Declaration of Independence...
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Can the Forward Party Be the Third Political Party of the U.S.?
The U.S. two-party democracy had a good run in its 250 years of history. When the American Revolution started in 1775 which lasted till 1783, there was no formal political structure like today’s two major party system. The 13 North American colonies sought to break away from British rule. The Revolution War drew most American colonists’ support which led to the Declaration of Independence...
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#574  8/10 Dr. Ifay Chang ​Hegemony and Bullying Versus Opposition and Counterattack
It can be said that the evolution path of Sino-US relations is not difficult to predict based on the accumulation of historical events. Although China and the United States are both big countries, they are located on opposite sides of the world and separated by the Pacific Ocean. There are no direct territorial disputes or resource entanglement. However, conflicts of diplomatic, trade, and economic...
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#573   8/3   Dr. Wordman Can Americans MAGA without Enemies or Wars?
2024 is an unusual presidential election year. It did not have the usual excitement of many new and young political figures announcing and persisting in pursuing the presidential election. The two major parties, Democrats and Republicans, were quickly dominated by the present president, Joe R. Biden, Jr. (November 20, 1942), and the former president, Donald John Trump (June 14, 1946), who had a narrow...
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