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Based on more than 10 years of research investigation of many classic world maps and other historical documents, Dr. Siu-Leung Lee (李兆良, of Columbus, Ohio and Hong Kong)  has concluded that the contents of a very important world map, known as Kunyu Wanguo Quantu (坤輿万国全图) dated 1602, attributed to Matteo Ricci, is not translated into […]

Donald Trump has been the President of the U.S. for only less than two years, but the consequences of his presidency for our country and the world could be profound and scary.  From the perspective of the environment, harmony with others, economy, American competitiveness, tax cuts and budget deficit/national debt, world stability/democracy/rule of law, his […]

During July 25-27, 2018, I participated at the 13th International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences at the University of Granada in Granada, Spain.  The theme of the conference was “Autonomy in Times of Turmoil:  What to Make of the Social?”  I presented a talk titled “10,000 Cries for Justice” (to see the Powerpoint presentation, click […]

Donald Trump has been the President of the U.S. for less than 18 months, but his behavior and public statements already have an adverse impact on one important aspact of the American government and society.  His frequent outright lies, on almost every subject under the sun, have desensitized people, other government leaders, and the media […]