Author: Syndicated

In the mid-1960s, a wave of anger and violence plunged China into chaos for years, during which many of the country’s cultural and historical artifacts were removed or destroyed. The racial tension in the United States since Trump was elected president has left many Chinese wondering if a country once known as the world’s “Melting Pot” is undergoing its own Cultural Revolution, and they are perplexed over how such an eerily similar event could unfold in America. The chaos in America has been deeply troubling. The “American cultural revolution,” as it has been termed in some Chinese media, presents...

There are a lot of phenomenal studies on the traits and characteristics of abnormal social behavior. This list is focused specifically about relationships, but also regarding personal interactions. Each point requires introspection and self-awareness, because in order to spot toxic people we cannot focus entirely on their behavior. That is only half the battle. We must also come to recognize the looming red flags in our own heart to prepare us for the situations that come along. You feel on-edge around this person, but you still want them to like you. You find yourself writing off most of their...

President Donald Trump’s first round of trade tariffs on steel and aluminum imports in March 2018 brought concerns about volatile trade relations and higher costs of production for the farm industry. Wisconsin farmers across the state have felt the sharp impact since then. The 25 percent tariffs on aluminum and 10 percent tariffs on steel imports have been in effect since March, but major trade partners including the European Union, Mexico and Canada were exempted until June 1. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross announced on May 31 that the United States would move forward with lifting the temporary tariff exemptions...

When 19th-century British missionaries arrived in the Caribbean to convert enslaved Africans, they came armed with a heavily edited version of the Bible. Any passage that might incite rebellion was removed. Gone, for instance, were references to the exodus of enslaved Israelites from Egypt. Today, just three copies of the so-called “Slave Bible” are known to exist. Two are held in the United Kingdom, and one is currently on view at the Museum of the Bible in Washington DC. The bible is the centerpiece of an exhibition titled Parts of the Holy Bible, selected for the use of the...

One-in-four cowboys was black, so why aren’t they more present in popular culture? The lesser-known history of African-American cowboys. In his 1907 autobiography, cowboy Nat Love recounts stories from his life on the frontier so cliché, they read like scenes from a John Wayne film. He describes Dodge City, Kansas, a town smattered with the romanticized institutions of the frontier: “a great many saloons, dance halls, and gambling houses, and very little of anything else.” He moved massive herds of cattle from one grazing area to another, drank with Billy the Kid and participated in shootouts with Native peoples...

Foxconn Technology Group is reconsidering plans to make advanced liquid crystal display panels at a $10 billion Wisconsin campus, and said it intends to hire mostly engineers and researchers rather than the manufacturing workforce the project originally promised. Announced at a White House ceremony in 2017, the 20-million square foot campus marked the largest greenfield investment by a foreign-based company in U.S. history and was praised by President Donald Trump as proof of his ability to revive American manufacturing. Foxconn, which received controversial state and local incentives for the project, initially planned to manufacture advanced large screen displays for...