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Sat, September 30, 2023 | 18:12

American dream is a life without debt

American dream is a life without debt

I dream of the day I will be 100 percent debt free! I took on debt fairly early in life, when I borrowed money to help cover the cost of my Penn State degree.

2023-07-13 16:20

Israel: 'Mowing the lawn' again, but with malice aforethought

Israel: 'Mowing the lawn' again, but with malice aforethought

The two-day Israeli military incursion into the Palestinian city of Jenin in the northern West Bank (12 Palestinians killed, one Israeli dead) seems at first glance like just another example of “mowing the lawn.” That's what the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) call these periodic futile raids they make to kill some Palestinian fighters.

2023-07-13 16:00

Republicans crying about cocaine have forgotten Jan. 6

Republicans crying about cocaine have forgotten Jan. 6

What a perfect holiday-week news story, the equivalent of a brainless summer movie. Some clown recently left a small baggie of cocaine in the White House visitors area, thus inspiring various clowns in the MAGA cult (especially the twice-indicted clown) to froth at the mouth.

2023-07-13 15:50

China's aggressive behavior toward South Korea, Japan

China's aggressive behavior toward South Korea, Japan

The focus NATO is placing on Asia does not imply that it is disregarding issues outside of its regular sphere of influence, particularly the crisis in Ukraine.

2023-07-12 16:30

China's adroit tactics toward Korea

China's adroit tactics toward Korea

Recently, in front of the opposition leader, Chinese Ambassador to South Korea Xing Haiming challenged the nation's foreign sovereignty and foreign policy stance. When Ambassador Xing remarked, “If you bet on the U.S., you will regret it,” he was attacking both the choice of our people and Korea's diplomatic independence. It was hard to hear that the opposition leader brought...

2023-07-11 16:30

At the NATO summit in Vilnius: Will Biden seize or squander the chance to end Putin's war on Ukraine?

At the NATO summit in Vilnius: Will Biden seize or squander the chance to end Putin's war on Ukraine?

Does Joe Biden want to be remembered as the president who lost Ukraine? That question must be asked as NATO allies prepare to meet at a historic summit in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius on Tuesday and Wednesday, which will focus on Russian President Vladimir Putin's continued aggression in Ukraine.

2023-07-11 16:20

Toward an era of new imperialism?

Toward an era of new imperialism?

Russian President Vladimir Putin initiated war with simple and hasty thinking. At its beginning, the war was expected to be a three-day special military operation. Contrary to his original thinking, it has lasted over 16 months.

2023-07-10 16:30

Keeping Senegal's success story alive

Keeping Senegal's success story alive

In late June, Senegal celebrated the feast of Tabaski, our version of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha. But for some, the festivities were overshadowed by mourning for those who lost their lives in an inexcusable outbreak of violence last month. Civil unrest has tested Senegal's social cohesion and our long tradition - enviable in Africa - of peace and stability. Our fellow...

2023-07-10 16:20

American education is getting better

American education is getting better

Fear of COVID-19 may be largely gone, but the consequences of the mistakes made trying to combat its spread will be with us for a long time.

2023-07-09 16:20

Forgiveness, the forgotten virtue

Forgiveness, the forgotten virtue

In my first year as a premed, my life was changed by the uprising in Gwangju in May 1980 and the massacre that followed.

2023-07-06 17:41

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