intellectual

State Department orders closure of China’s Houston consulate ‘to protect intellectual property’

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The U.S. abruptly ordered the closure of China’s consulate in Houston, Texas on Tuesday night – leading to reports of people burning documents and papers in trash cans in the courtyard of the building. The State Department claims the immediate action is needed to ‘protect American intellectual property’ and other private information of American citizens. … Read more

No boring theory or intellectual snobbery. Just poems awash with well-loved lines

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A Little History Of Poetry John Carey Yale University £14.99 Rating: Roughly 250 years ago, James Boswell asked Dr Johnson: ‘What is poetry?’ ‘Why sir, it is much easier to say what it is not,’ replied Johnson. ‘We all know what light is; but it is not easy to tell what it is.’ John Carey … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Boris must protect Britain’s intellectual property

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Among the big undeclared losers from overseas takeovers are Britain’s taxpayers. The nation’s research universities, supported by public funds, are the source of dozens of commercial spin-offs, the result of work done in labs and research institutes. When the companies fall into overseas hands, the UK corporate tax base is eroded and the patents and … Read more