Several so-called conservative think tanks and Department of Commerce officials have proposed taxing the income that universities earn from licensing their research discoveries supported by government grants. By effectively taxing research and development (R&D), the engine of   growth, the proposals threaten to discourage innovation in semiconductors, energy, medicines, and other critical technologies. In addition, the government is already getting ample rewards from these R&D subsidies through its many ot ...

Are we on the right track here. Far be it from me to to answer that question. But I will say, you know, it's reasonable to ask whether or not this presents some sort of leak risk that could allow the Chinese to get a hold of the more advanced and video ships that anybody is not allowed to sell into the Chinese market.These are definitely much closer to top tier chips than what China can buy. And, you know, there's this awkward reality that China has built large parts of Saudi Arabia's digital and telecom in ...