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More sex in driverless cars?

Will sex be more common in driverless cars? At least some studies speculate that to be the case, suggesting the likelihood that more people will die in clashes of driverless cars, a byproduct of artificial intelligence (AI), yesterday. (The Washington Post, Nov. 13, A15)

Semoon Chang | 2018-12-09 18:01

Midterm corrections of Moon's economic policy

With new leadership in place for economic policies in Korea, this may be a good time to explore midterm corrections of President Moon Jae-in's economic policies.

Semoon Chang | 2018-11-25 17:00

Story of Captain Hwang

Captain Jae S. Hwang, a Korean-American, is running for sheriff of Montgomery County in Maryland, the U.S. Most Korean-Americans work in restaurants, retail sales, laundry cleaning, real estate sales, taekwondo instruction, churches and professions requiring advanced degrees such as CPAs, attorneys, and professors.

Semoon Chang | 2018-10-28 17:45

Caring for dying patients

On Aug. 27 and 28, there was an important conference on the care of dying patients. The conference was the 4th International Conference on Palliative, Medicine and Hospice Nursing.

Semoon Chang | 2018-10-14 17:21

Dragon Flight 55 landed softly

In the July 22 issue of this newspaper, I wrote a piece titled “Dragon Flight 55 at K-16 Korea 1965” in which I described the patriotic role that the U.S. Army, 55th Aviation Company, known as Dragon Flight 55, played in Korea during and after the Korean War.

Semoon Chang | 2018-09-30 17:15

Life 10 years from now

The June 2018 issue of the AARP Bulletin had a lead article on how life would change 10 years from now. Let me introduce predictions made by experts in their own fields as reported in the publication.

Semoon Chang | 2018-09-16 16:23

Falling marriage rates of young adults

One of the important, and somewhat puzzling, questions in many advanced countries, including Korea, is why marriage rates of young adults have been declining. Policymakers are concerned, because the declining marriage rates are likely to reduce the labor supply in the future and could have a negative impact on the economy.

Semoon Chang | 2018-09-02 17:07

Korean economy needs to breathe

The Korean economy has been truly remarkable. It achieved the Miracle on the Han River, hosted the Summer and Winter Olympics, and sponsored numerous global conferences of diverse subjects. Why do I talk about the Korean economy, today? It is because the economy has been in trouble lately and I want to share my thoughts on how we may be able to make it grow again.

Semoon Chang | 2018-08-19 16:10

'Reform without openness'

Andrei Lankov is director of the Korea Risk Group and a professor at Kookmin University in Korea. Professor Lankov is one of only a few scholars who know more about issues in North Korea than I do. When I was invited to his presentation in Washington, D.C., July 24, I immediately accepted the invitation.

Semoon Chang | 2018-08-05 17:11

Dragon Flight 55 at K-16 Korea 1965

Someone dear to me gave me a unique set of two gifts that are related to the 55th Aviation Company, known as Dragon Flight 55. They were stationed in Korea during and after the Korean War.

Semoon Chang | 2018-07-22 17:19

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