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Sat, January 19, 2019 | 02:42

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Re-examining marijuana laws

Recently, Canada joined Uruguay in becoming the second nation in the world to legalize marijuana. It is time for Korea to re-examine its relationship with hemp and marijuana since the 1976 Marijuana Control Act was put into effect under the leadership of then dictator Park Chung-hee. This act effectively outlawed the possession and smoking of marijuana while creating strict r...

Guest Column | 2018-11-23 17:39

Trump's shameful stance on Saudi murder

The debate over whether America's foreign policy should be guided by ideals or by amoral pragmatism has endured since the nation's founding.

Guest Column | 2018-11-23 17:37

Compensated free trade

Almost all liberals support globalization and oppose economic nationalism. They ignore the mounting evidence that, in its current form, globalization is dangerously incompatible with democracy.

Guest Column | 2018-11-22 16:38

Facing Facebook, Google: fairer market key to quality news

We often deliver frank advice to members of Congress. Today we deliver a frank alert: If companies that provide high-quality reporting and commentary can't freely bargain with the likes of Google and Facebook for a fair marketplace, then the news industry's downward financial spiral will only intensify.

Guest Column | 2018-11-22 16:35

The Khashoggi tapes

How odd! Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sends an audio recording of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi Arabian Consulate in Istanbul to the governments of all Turkey's major NATO allies, and the only one that gets it is Canada.

Guest Column | 2018-11-21 17:02

Trump must lead criminal justice reforms

Well, here we go again. Last week, in a big White House event, President Trump announced support for a worthy bipartisan package of criminal justice reforms.

Guest Column | 2018-11-21 17:01

Will Facebook face up to its failings?

Major corporations make big promises to potential customers. Beer companies sell refreshment. Insurance companies offer protection. Facebook, the social media network used by an astounding 68 percent of American adults, peddles a warmer, fuzzier concept: togetherness.

Guest Column | 2018-11-21 17:00

Non-gambling foreigner visits two casinos

I admit to having wasted a few dollars on the lottery when I lived in the U.S., but I am not a gambler. I had never been to Las Vegas or any other casino and now, in a 24-hour span, I would visit two - Kangwon Land Casino in Gangwon Province and Seven Luck Casino in COEX Mall.

Guest Column | 2018-11-20 17:54

View from China: Will Trump and Xi avoid new cold war?

The queues of Chinese tourists eager to visit Mao Zedong's mausoleum in the center of Beijing's Tiananmen Square start building at 7 a.m. and the wait can be three hours. The tourist shops along one side of the square are filled with glossy pendants that feature Mao on one side, and Chinese President Xi Jinping on the other.

Guest Column | 2018-11-20 17:50

How not to fight income inequality

Suppose two people hold different opinions about a policy issue. Is it possible to say that one is right and the other wrong, or do they just have different preferences? After all, what is the difference between an odd preference and a mistake?

Guest Column | 2018-11-19 17:39

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