Martin PowersThe Two, Most Toxic Anti-Asian StereotypesA colleague of mine once confessed that the most difficult thing to teach in a Chinese history class, is that Chinese people are human. Of…May 16, 2021May 16, 2021
Martin PowersPost-Impeachment, Equivocation Poisons the Body PoliticFollowing the second impeachment something more serious than Donald Trump’s malfeasance got put on trial. The authority of facts was under…Mar 3, 2021Mar 3, 2021
Martin PowersIn the US, China-bashing is rooted in myths of Western superioritySouth China Morning Post, 6/24/20Feb 19, 2021Feb 19, 2021
Martin PowersCould Biden’s Plan for Unity Help Patch Relations with China?South China Morning Pos, 1/31/21Feb 19, 2021Feb 19, 2021
Martin PowersCould Biden’s Plan for Unity Help Patch Relations with China?South China Morning Pos, 1/31/21Feb 19, 2021Feb 19, 2021
Martin PowersPresidents are Paid Public Servants, Not Aristocrats above the Law: Lessons from Rousseau…Ann Arbor (Special to Informed Comment) — “Let the constitution of a government be what it will, if there is but one man in it exempt from…Nov 23, 2020Nov 23, 2020
Martin PowersWhen is China-Bashing Racist?Ann Arbor (Special to Informed Comment) — On the left, there is widespread agreement that Trump’s immigration policies are informed by…Aug 29, 2020Aug 29, 2020
Martin PowersHistory Shows Why a U.S./China Clash is Not InevitableCivilizations are too complex to be tarred as uniformly good or bad. Solutions to problems come from rational policies, not pure blood…Aug 10, 2020Aug 10, 2020
Martin PowersColonizing Portland: How Trump’s tactics Recall Worst Excesses of British Empire in places like…Ann Arbor (Special to Informed Comment) — When Hong Kong returned to Chinese sovereignty in1997, the Western press loudly bemoaned the…Jul 28, 2020Jul 28, 2020
Martin PowersWhat Chinese Philosophy Can Teach us about IndignationIndignation runs rampant of late, and the easiest target is one or other group: immigrants, Muslims, the police. Indignation can be…Jul 8, 2020Jul 8, 2020
