“The Future of a Smart Society with Chinese Marxist-Leninist Characteristics: Reflections on “Opinions on Completing/Improving the Social Credit System” issued by the General Offices of the State Council and the CPCCC” lcbackerblog.blogspot.com/2025/04/the-fu…

The theme for this issue is "China-Japan Relations: Narratives, Nationalism, and the Taiwan Issue." Just Published--Journal of Contemporary China Vol. 34(153), with Focus on China-Japan Relations: Narratives, Nationalism, and the Taiwan Issue lcbackerblog.blogspot.com/2025/04/just-p…

The Imprimatur of Accolade From the Political Apparatus, President Trump Distributes "ICYMI: Celebrating President Trump’s Incredible First 100 Days" lcbackerblog.blogspot.com/2025/04/the-im…

How does the phenomenologically oriented merchant-type relate to conflict? . . The text of and Reflections on "Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Secures Agreement to Establish United States-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund" lcbackerblog.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-te…

And there it is. The Borderlands of America First--Marco Rubio: "100 Days of an America First State Department" and the Structures of the America First Belt & Road Initiative lcbackerblog.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-bo…

Links to the submission draft are provided along with the Introduction and Conclusion in the post. Submission Draft Available: "Human Rights Due Diligence in the U.N. Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights"--Mandatory, Permissive, Necessary? lcbackerblog.blogspot.com/2025/05/submis…

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The Fulfillment of States of Regulatory Supervision in Context: European Securities and Markets Authority Circulates an Invitation to Submit Comments on its Consultation Paper on the Technical Standards under the ESG Regs. lcbackerblog.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-fu…

Onward to a New Era of the Liberties of Religion--Executive Order: "Establishment of the Religious Liberty Commission;" Plus the "Fact Sheet" and the "Press Release" lcbackerblog.blogspot.com/2025/05/onward…

Text of Remarks--"The Visualization of Text and the Textualization of Image: Factual Narratives in and as Legal Discourse" -- 25th Int'l Roundtable for the Semiotics of Law (Legal Evidence on the Age of Techno-Societies and Visual Jurisprudence) lcbackerblog.blogspot.com/2025/05/text-o…

Retired Justice David Souter has Died lcbackerblog.blogspot.com/2025/05/retire…

The Power of Meaning and the Meaning of Word-Power: Glossário Silviano Santiago | Apresentação de Mario Cámara [Silviano Santiago Glossary | Presentation by Mario Cámara] lcbackerblog.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-po…

NEW: White paper on national security Full text: thepaper.cn/newsDetail_for…

The Americanization of Facilitation in Sanctions Regimes Against Cuba: Considering Secretary Rubio’s Meeting with Eastern Caribbean and Bahamas Heads of Government lcbackerblog.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-am…

Great new RAND report on "Tifa" by Howard Wang Free download: rand.org/pubs/research_…

Transaction platforms amid the anarchy of action "ART OF THE DEAL: U.S., China Ink Initial Trade Deal" and "Full text: Joint Statement on China-U.S. Economic and Trade Meeting in Geneva" lcbackerblog.blogspot.com/2025/05/art-of…

California State Bar "Statement on Recent Federal Executive Actions Threatening the Availability of Legal Counsel and the Rule of Law" lcbackerblog.blogspot.com/2025/05/califo…

U.S. "Presidential Message on Cuban Independence Day, 2025" and the Narratives of Revolution lcbackerblog.blogspot.com/2025/05/us-pre…

New issue of Red Flag qstheory.cn/20250628/a6469… articles on common prosperity's "spiritual" aspect, integrating higher edu with industrial innovation, domestic consumption, smart agriculture, "Chinese system" for governing AI, reshaping of global gov structures, & "involution"

Mentions of political "loyalty (忠诚)" (art. 58) and the lack thereof in political verdicts, updated for Q2 2025 After a rise in Q1, we see a significant fall in Q2, with a lower share of officials being accused of lacking "loyalty" Political loyalty becomes less important