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"Once these sizing norms are established in a collection, brands will usually refer back to them each season so they are effectively creating their own brand sizing," he says.

The bigger problem with the program is its threat to the norm of taxpayer autonomy.

Throughout Mexico’s past, Mr. Gillingham writes, “Mexicans and foreigners alike see corruption, rigged elections, violent bosses, dynasticism, dictatorship, and political turbulence as historical norms.”

U.S. officials should also consider more punishing sanctions for Chinese officials higher up in the food chain who oversee foreign espionage operations that violate norms, such as IP theft or the co-optation of cybercriminals.

“I honestly don’t know why there’s that requirement, except that it’s the norm again,” says Bellamy, 37.