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…6 min read·May 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…15 min read·Mar 3, 2021----
Martin PowersIn the US, China-bashing is rooted in myths of Western superioritySouth China Morning Post, 6/24/201 min read·Feb 19, 2021----
Martin PowersCould Biden’s Plan for Unity Help Patch Relations with China?South China Morning Pos, 1/31/211 min read·Feb 19, 2021----
Martin PowersCould Biden’s Plan for Unity Help Patch Relations with China?South China Morning Pos, 1/31/211 min read·Feb 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…6 min read·Nov 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…6 min read·Aug 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…5 min read·Aug 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…6 min read·Jul 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…5 min read·Jul 8, 2020----