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Arthur Dong Discusses U.S.-China Trade Confrontations

CGTN's Mike Walter spoke to Arthur Dong for his perspective on the growing trade tensions on the global stage. Dong is a professor at Georgetown University's McDonough School of…

March 24, 2018

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After Parkland, Young People Led The Way In Protesting Gun Violence. Now Some Are Saying We Should Let 16-Year-Olds Vote, Too

Jason Brennan, a political philosopher at Georgetown University, has been deemed a “democratic skeptic.” In his most recent book, Against Democracy, he writes that universal…

March 21, 2018

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Facebook Backlash: Failure To Disclose Political Firm’s Profile Access Draws Scrutiny

That Facebook failed to immediately disclose the handoff of profile data by developer Aleksandr Kogan was an ethical misstep, said Peter Jaworski, a business ethicist at…

March 18, 2018

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#Trending: China's Virtual Private Network (VPN) Ban

In an effort to tighten control on internet content, China is cracking down on virtual private networks (VPNs). VPNs are third-party services that route internet traffic through…

March 2, 2018

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Should Our Morals Determine Our Gear Purchases?

Jason Brennan, professor of strategy, economics, ethics, and public policy at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, takes yet another tack. He says that …

February 21, 2018

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Office Hours: Experience and Entrepreneurship

Chris Rider, associate professor of strategy at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business, discusses his recent research on.…

February 16, 2018

If a Law Bars Asking Your Past Salary, Does It Help or Hurt?

In a recent study, the economists John Horton of New York University and Moshe Barach of Georgetown University conducted an experiment on a prominent online freelancing platform…

February 16, 2018

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Arthur Dong On U.S. Relations With The Korean Peninsula Amid Winter Olympics

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence tries to blunt the DPRK's charm offensive, as the two Koreas show some unity at the Winter Olympics. To discuss that and more, CGTN's Mike Walter…

February 10, 2018

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#Trending: 2018 Olympics

Faculty from Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business weigh in on the 2018 Winter Olympics: Arthur Dong, teaching professor of strategy, on the participation of North…

February 8, 2018

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Short-term Thinking in U.S. Markets: A Growing Trend With Lasting Implications

Short-termism, or “quarterly-capitalism” as it is sometimes called, refers to the pressures public companies often face to return big profits as quickly as possible. While…

January 23, 2018