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Tue, October 20, 2020 | 08:51

Tong Kim

Hard choices for South Korea

While North Korea's nuclear arsenal is being advanced, South Korea struggles to keep the cohesion of its alliance with the United States, to close the gaps in divergence of views, and to enlist U.S. support for its policy on the North.

2020-10-19 18:23

MIKTA promotes 'club governance'

MIKTA promotes 'club governance'

The concept of “club governance” is on the rise. Governments are increasingly organizing “clubs” to identify joint positions and approaches toward international issues, and to push for common agendas. Often, these clubs do not have a clubhouse (an institutional foundation or organization), as they opt to utilize more informal and flexible platforms.

2020-10-19 17:50

Flailing Trump thinks time travel will rescue his campaign

Flailing Trump thinks time travel will rescue his campaign

Maybe you remember this Trump gem from 2016: “I think (Hillary) was out there with classified information. She was giving it to anybody. And the FBI did nothing about it…The top people were scum, absolute scum.”

2020-10-19 17:23

Jason Lim

Trembling Tiger, Roaring Dragon

The Korea Society's Annual Gala Dinner held Oct. 7 was the organization's premier event of the year, held to mark the U.S.-Korea relationship and honor those who work to maintain the alliance.

2020-10-18 17:33

American Christian Democrat

American Christian Democrat

I am an American. I am a Christian. I am a Democrat. I am voting for the Democratic Party candidates in the election this fall. My prayerful and considered reading of the gospel of Jesus Christ and my faith compel me. Many believe the United States was founded on Christian principles. Indeed, the morals and ethics of the founders were informed by the faith heritage of England...

2020-10-18 17:30

Policing truth in Trump era

Policing truth in Trump era

On October 6, U.S. President Donald Trump posted a tweet claiming that the common flu sometimes kills “over 100,000” Americans in a year. “Are we going to close down our Country?” he asked. “No, we have learned to live with it, just like we are learning to live with Covid, in most populations far less lethal!!!”

2020-10-18 17:28

A world divided: Racism and racial slurs

A world divided: Racism and racial slurs

Racial tensions in America are worse now than at any point in my lifetime. The country just seems to be tearing itself apart. The news is full of protesters shooting each other dead on the street and black men dying at the hands of white police officers, not to mention politicians of all persuasions exploiting these tensions to shore up their support in an election year. And ...

2020-10-18 14:59

The roots of condemning the past

The roots of condemning the past

In my previous column, I made the argument that the wholesale attack on the founding symbols and traditions of Western civilization is driven by two forces. On the one hand, young people want to purify their society of prejudices like racism, sexism, and homophobia, which they view as rampant. On the other hand, technological advances are giving increasing wealth and influenc...

2020-10-18 14:56

'Mass man' and the destruction of the West's civilizational heritage

Donald Kirk

Protests amid pandemic

The pandemic assumes strange forms under strange conditions. No one knows who will be next to catch the bug. It's difficult to criticize the rules set forth in Korea for making as sure as humanly possible that COVID-19 won't spread. For the second time this year, I've been quarantined for two weeks at my place in Seoul, under orders not to leave for so much as a cup of coffee...

2020-10-15 17:59

Park Moo-jong

Too big to give up?

Just six months are left until by-elections are held for mayors of the nation's two largest cities, Seoul and Busan, which are expected to serve as a crucial barometer of public opinion ahead of the next presidential poll slated for March 2022.

2020-10-15 17:45

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