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50 Years after Nixon Visit, US-China Ties as Fraught as Ever

At the height of the Cold War, US President Richard Nixon flew into communist China's center of power for a visit that, over time, would transform US-China relations and China's position in the world in ways that were unimaginable at the time. The relationship between China and the United States…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 21, 2022

50 years after Nixon visit, US-China ties as fraught as ever

At the height of the Cold War, U.S. President Richard Nixon flew into communist China’s center of power for a visit that, over time, would transform U.S.-China relations and China’s position in the world

The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2022

Fifty years on, ‘Nixon in China’ loses its sparkle in Beijing and Washington

The trip was hailed as a diplomatic breakthrough at the time but now critics in the US question its wisdom

The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2022

Carl Bernstein: "Truth is not neutral"

Pulitzer-winning reporter spins marvelous tales of his early years — and their strange echoes in the Trump era

Salon · Feb 1, 2022

Is cannabis equity a pipe dream?

Florida-based Trulieve is now the nation’s largest marijuana retailer — leaving limited room for anyone else

Salon · Jan 29, 2022

Will Bunch: The question is no longer Donald Trump's criminality but whether America will care

America still had the naïve ability to be shocked back on Nov. 16, 1973, when a rambling then-President Richard Nixon stood up before 400 Associated Press journalists. Wallowing in the Watergate scandal, the 37th president joked morbidly about his plane crashing before he could be impeached, then uttered these famous…

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jan 25, 2022

Supreme Court rejects Trump's blocking of Jan. 6 docs: 3 key takeaways from ruling

In a legal blow for Donald Trump, the Supreme Court has cleared the way for presidential records dating from his time in office to be turned over to a House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack.

The Conversation · Jan 20, 2022

George Skelton: Thanks to Newsom, Sirhan will remain where he belongs — prison

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Give Gov. Gavin Newsom credit: Whatever you might think of him on other matters, he got it completely right on Sirhan Sirhan.

Los Angeles Times · Jan 17, 2022

The Best and Worst Presidents (According to the Stock Market)

Which U.S. presidents oversaw the best and worst stock market performances? Just for grins, let's see what a 'stock market Mount Rushmore' might look like.

Kiplinger · Apr 30, 2021

Presidential Visions for Space Exploration: From Ike to Biden

A brief look at how each American president helped shape and steer American activities in space.

Space · Jan 20, 2021