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Thu, September 20, 2018 | 21:46

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Could Jacksonville shooting have been prevented?

After a mass shooting, it's customary for officials with the National Rifle Association and other pro-gun groups to point a finger toward mental health care in the United States and question whether the shooting might have been prevented by a good psychiatrist and a fistful of pills.

Guest Column | 2018-09-05 17:06

On Sunday, Brazil's top electoral court ruled that “Lula,” former President Luiz Inacio da Silva, cannot run in the presidential election this October. He served two terms as president (2003-2011), he dutifully waited out the following two terms, and his Workers' Party (PT) has nominated him for the presidency again.

Guest Column | 2018-09-04 16:54

Russian trolls sought to sow vaccine discord

Measles cases have surged in Europe, with experts blaming the rise in infections on a drop in the number of people getting vaccinated. In Minnesota, there was a measles outbreak last year.

Guest Column | 2018-09-04 16:52

Britain's losing trade strategy

The British government has now launched its plan to turn the United Kingdom into an “exporting superpower.” It is an ambitious, if not entirely fanciful, goal. Given the escalating trade war between the United States and China, countries around the world are rushing to consolidate their trade relations and preserve existing supply chains.

Guest Column | 2018-09-03 16:55

Denying passports to citizens

In its zeal to rid the United States of people living here illegally, the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency has long crossed lines of decency and propriety - from detaining the undocumented in jails regardless of whether they pose a flight risk or a public safety threat to, more recently, separating parents from their children at the border to try to deter families from entering.

Guest Column | 2018-09-03 16:46

Brazil's populist temptation

Latin America's largest economy is in the midst of a prolonged political crisis, aggravated by the appeal of populism. Like a drug, populism has attracted Brazilians with fanciful promises of higher living standards and enhanced well-being.

Guest Column | 2018-09-02 17:05

Let California's rivers run

What's the deal with San Francisco? It's always been so environmentally oriented, so water thrifty, so protective of its bay, so - well, how shall we put it? - concerned about the toll that Southern Californians' thirst takes on the rivers that sustain California's fish, wildlife and ultimately people.

Guest Column | 2018-09-02 17:04

High time for Korean startups to enter Southeast Asia

A startup boom is sweeping Southeast Asia. It is not confined to the IT sector - virtually the whole gamut of industries across the region is jockeying for position in the boom attracting massive investment from around the globe.

Guest Column | 2018-09-02 14:06

The attempted assassination of the Korean press

For some time now, there has been a melee of discussion, dissension and disagreement over the role and raison d'etre of freedom of the press in South Korea.

Guest Column | 2018-09-01 09:19

Korea's university closure 'domino' fear

This week, most Korean universities will be busy hosting lavish graduation ceremonies for their students. But with recent data from Korea's Ministry of Education suggesting that a half of Korean universities may close within the next decade due to low matriculation, many faculty members and government officials are clearly not in the mood to celebrate. To be fair, we have kno...

Guest Column | 2018-09-01 09:14

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