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Trade policy is often used as a tool of international relations. Offering to reduce tariffs or quotas or to liberalize trade can be used as a bargaining chip to induce trading partners to do the same. When successful, such agreements result in a positive-sum game, since all parties to the deal...
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Individuals who have the impostor syndrome have an inability to internalize their achievements, and live in fear of being exposed as a fraud. This paper provides an overview of the syndrome and discusses a case study of an individual who has the syndrome
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Qigong is a sub-field of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) that has been around for more than 4,000 years. It is also a sub-field of health economics. Practicing qigong exercises on a regular basis can improve health and cause the body to function more efficiently. Numerous studies have shown...
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COVID-19, also referred to as the Corona virus and several other names, is a respiratory disease. Because it is relatively new, not many studies have as yet been done on it, although many papers have been written about it, and many studies are in various stages of completion. The vast majority...
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Qigong has been around for more than 4,000 years. It contains aspects of martial arts, philosophy, theology, mindfulness, meditation, exercise, and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). It is a subfield of health economics. Practicing qigong exercises on a regular basis can improve health and...
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Blackmail consists of two things, each indisputably legal on their own; yet, when combined in a single act, the result is considered a crime. First, one may gossip, and, provided that what is said is true, there is nothing illegal about it. Truth is an absolute defense. Second, if one may speak...
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The legal theory of blackmail is the veritable puzzle surrounded by a mystery wrapped in an enigma. Consider. Blackmail consists of two things, each indisputably legal on their own; yet, when combined in a single act, the result is considered a crime. What are the two things? First, there is...
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This paper explores some legal and philosophical issues surrounding the practice of dwarf tossing, the sport by which dwarfs are thrown for fun and profit. Part I provides an overview. Part II provides some background information regarding the sport. Part III analyzes the body as property...
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Antidumping laws have existed in some form since the early twentieth century. Ostensibly aimed at protecting domestic producers from unfair trade practices, they have sometimes been used as weapons of protectionism even when dumping has not occurred. When this happens, some special interest...
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In 1944, Martin Crowe, a Catholic priest, wrote a doctoral dissertation titled The Moral Obligation of Paying Just Taxes. His dissertation summarized and analyzed 500 years of theological and philosophical debate on this topic, which identified three basic philosophical positions on the issue....
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