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My beef with vegetarians

I've encountered Westerners and native Koreans who are vegetarians or vegans. Most are pleasant enough, but some are exceedingly pushy with their beliefs. Not so subtly, they believe in the supposed moral superiority of not eating flesh. The loudest and most subjective argument you'll hear PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) and their counterparts assert is any use of animals - for food, clothing and/or medical research - is morally wrong.

2014-06-16 17:05

I'm a bigot, too

I had a great time in America (including Hawaii) and Japan over the long, cold, winter break earlier this year. During my trip, one of my really good friends, an entrepreneur and model, introduced me to her new boyfriend, also a model and a pre-med student.

2014-06-02 17:09

When governments fail

The Sewol ferry disaster exposed the failings of the government. There's a lot of blame to go around: the inadequate loading of the ferry with cars and the actions of the captain and the crew, for starters.

2014-05-19 17:05

Bigotry in the 21st century

I told a good friend from Alabama, now in Korea as an educator, how surprised I was with the recent rash of unarmed, black males (often children) being murdered by other citizens in America. Recently, the news has been riddled with such cases.

2014-04-21 17:26

Some of my favorite things

It's finally spring, and since we have nicer weather let’s lighten things up with a few of my favorite things.

2014-04-07 17:01

Korea's crazy neighbors

All of Korea’s immediate neighbors are a bit…off. North Korea, a horror show of human rights atrocities, and where human life is exceedingly cheap, has rudimentary, yet functional, nuclear weapons.

2014-03-24 17:00

It's Clinton, 2016: Get used to it

The chatter about Hillary Clinton becoming the next Democratic presidential candidate has become louder.

2014-03-10 17:02

The rich and the rest

There's nothing wrong with being rich, or playing rich on TV.

2014-02-24 17:58

The holidays were great, but not so much for many Korean workers. In general, Asian countries are infamous for long working days, eschewing labor practices to which most Western countries adhere.

2014-02-10 17:42

Men (still) have it better

It shouldn’t be a revelation. But let’s say it anyway: men have it better. There’s a mountain of empirical evidence from every society, developed or otherwise, that shows for the most part, women are confronted with structural challenges in nearly every aspect of their lives.

2014-01-27 17:14

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