Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events A couple of weeks ago, I noted that the China Trademark Office, a week after President Trump’s election, had granted – after several prior rejections – Trump’s application for a trademark in “Trump Construction Services.” I argued that it was an “emolument” – a benefit provided by a foreign state, which Trump received in violation of the Constitution’s foreign emoluments clause: No Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under [the United States] shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever , from any King, Prince, or foreign State.

Democrats in Congress were critical of Trump after The Associated Press reported Wednesday that the potentially valuable trademarks had been granted, raising questions of conflict of interest and political favoritism. One senator said the issue “merits investigation.”

There are more medical doctors in the top 1 percent of earners than any other profession. Those higher salaries, however, come only after years of education and are accompanied by long hours and stressful conditions.