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Don’t turn a fool into a hero

The political activist who last weekend violated a travel ban to go to North Korea claimed that he ``risked his life" for the sake of peace and unification.

Michael Breen | 2010-06-17 17:33

Foreigner, be a Red Devil

The World Cup kicks off today and for four wonderful weeks, the planet will be distracted by the top contest in its favorite sport. Aliens out there preparing invasion plans know this is their opportunity. We earthlings are leaving our posts and gathering in sports bars. Global defenses are down.

Michael Breen | 2010-06-10 19:36

Korea should change name

In the wake of the Cheonan attack, South Koreans are once again confronting their complex relationship with North Korea.

Michael Breen | 2010-06-03 19:45

Scared of loudspeakers

When South Korea's Defense Minister Kim Tae-young announced Monday that Seoul was resuming its propaganda broadcasts against North Korea after a six-year hiatus, the military there threatened to take out loudspeakers positioned along the DMZ.

Michael Breen | 2010-05-27 18:32

Barred from local elections

As the campaign for the June 2 local elections moves into top gear, the National Election Commission in Seoul announced yesterday that Kim Jong-il is not eligible to run for re-election as the Governor of the Rebel-Held Territories (RHT).

Michael Breen | 2010-05-20 19:26

Sex scandals — who cares?

In the latest international celebrity gossip, a lady named Violet Kowal has claimed to have had a sexual affair with the 54-year-old actor Mel Gibson.

Michael Breen | 2010-05-13 18:10

If they can do it, can’t we?

On this week's cover, The Economist sports a pithy headline for its main story about the financial crisis in Greece: ``Acropolis Now.''

Michael Breen | 2010-05-06 21:25

What’s Happening to CSR?

When it started in earnest 30 or 40 years ago, corporate social responsibility seemed like a good idea.

Michael Breen | 2010-04-29 17:56

NK Reminds Us It Is Enemy

If, as appears increasingly clear, North Korea sank the Cheonan, President Lee Myung-bak is compelled to respond. Just what he may do, however, without making things worse, is an open question and one that we may assume he has been discussing with aides as the salvage and investigation of the vessel has progressed.

Michael Breen | 2010-04-22 20:03

If I Were a Woman for a Day

Most books and movies revolve around the question that starts with, ``What if?" The movie Avatar, for example, is based on the premise, ``What if it were possible to transfer a person's consciousness to another body?"

Michael Breen | 2010-04-15 17:38

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