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Suggestions to the President

Mon, September 24, 2018 | 11:02

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Lesson for Trump: US must give up something for peace

Last fall Washington and Pyongyang were exchanging insults and threats. A little over two months ago echoes of “Peace in Our Time” rang out in Singapore as President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un staged a friendly summit.

Guest Column | 2018-09-21 16:39

Kavanaugh and Ford: High school's long reach

Many Americans are struggling to sort out the conflicting accounts from a suburban Maryland party that occurred more than three decades ago. In only a few days, the controversy has riveted Americans. It also has become a teaching moment for young people who may not understand that, a popular cliche to the contrary, life is long.

Guest Column | 2018-09-21 16:38

Prospects for Northeast Asian energy community

With three inter-Korean summits this year and the possibility that North Korea may denuclearize and come out of the cold, political leaders and energy experts in Seoul and Moscow are blowing the dust off an old plan to build a natural gas pipeline from Vladivostok to the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).

Guest Column | 2018-09-20 17:44

It could be worse: Why we're lucky to have Trump

To many observers, the recent controversial anonymous op-ed in the New York Times from a “senior official” within the Trump administration revealing that “adults in the room” are doing their best to limit the fallout from the president's “half-baked, ill-informed and occasionally reckless decisions” seems cause for grave concern.

Guest Column | 2018-09-20 17:30

Kofi Annan's unfinished Green Revolution

Kofi Annan championed many global causes during his distinguished life and career, but as a native of Ghana, he always felt a special responsibility to Africa. And there, no issue was more important to him than tackling hunger and spurring growth through agriculture.

Guest Column | 2018-09-19 17:00

The Senate shamed itself in its handling of Anita Hill. Can it do better with Kavanaugh's accuser?

The first inkling that perhaps the sexual assault allegations against Brett Kavanaugh _ charges that went from confidential to fully named and on the record (thanks to the Washington Post's Emma Brown) over the weekend _ might yet be handled in a responsible and respectful manner came from an unlikely source speaking on an improbable venue.

Guest Column | 2018-09-19 16:54

Time is short for Morrison

Australian politics is certainly passing through a long spell of leadership turmoil - or “Muppet Show” as Australia's new Prime Minister Scott Morrison himself described it recently. With the center-right government trying to unite behind Morrison to deflect a de facto vote of no confidence early this month, things seem to be heading toward a more adventurous course in the co...

Guest Column | 2018-09-18 16:41

Allegations against Kavanaugh go far beyond youthful indiscretion

Now that the woman behind a fuzzy, anonymous sexual assault allegation against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has gone public with her accusation, it must be taken seriously. That means having the FBI look into it. That also means the Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee who are so enamored with the persona they have created for Kavanaugh (He's super smart! He loves his kids! He likes homeless people, too!) need to delay their vote on him.

Guest Column | 2018-09-18 16:39

Will Korean denuclearization prove more than a mirage?

President Moon Jae-in starts a three-day visit to North Korea today to meet Kim Jong-un for their third summit in a bid to turbo-charge flagging peace talks.

Guest Column | 2018-09-17 17:54

In defense of Norm Macdonald

Norm Macdonald has a point. Not in his boneheaded dismissals of the #MeToo movement and the trauma undergone by victims of sexual harassment and assault, of course, but in his comments about forgiveness.

Guest Column | 2018-09-17 17:50

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