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Tue, September 25, 2018 | 06:10

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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

Self-inflicted wound

Last week President Trump announced that he was asking Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to cancel his scheduled visit to North Korea, citing the lack of progress made on the issue of denuclearization since his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un back in June.

Guest Column | 2018-08-31 16:13

Decent society should honor victims of horrible crimes

More than 1,600 women were murdered by men in the U.S. in 2015. That's more than four each day. More than half died by gunshot. Almost every state with a high homicide rate for women has a stack of gun-lobby pamphlets in the place where its gun laws should be. But let's not talk about those 1,600 lives.

Guest Column | 2018-08-31 15:25

Listen to the voice of education

This September, Korea's education minister will join G20 discussions in Mendoza, Argentina. This is the first time in the near two-decade history of the G20 that education ministers will meet to discuss global education trends and policy challenges.

Guest Column | 2018-08-30 17:26

Mr. President, please stop Googling yourself

President Donald Trump fired off an angry Twitter broadside against Google before the sun rose Tuesday, accusing the search company of skewing its results in favor of “fake news” outlets at the expense of conservative ones.

Guest Column | 2018-08-30 17:14

The Australian sickness

I happened to be in Canberra last Friday, speaking to a room full of journalists at the National Press Club, when the news came in, halfway through lunch, that Australia had a new prime minister. The moderator pointed out that the year is already two-thirds gone and it is “only three prime ministers till Christmas” - and the China Daily's headline read “Australia changes its ...

Guest Column | 2018-08-29 16:51

Trump wants to update NAFTA?

President Trump's announcement Monday that he was replacing the North American Free Trade Agreement with a deal just with Mexico was, like so much of what comes out of the White House, as much posturing as policy.

Guest Column | 2018-08-29 16:06

1968 Czechoslovak crackdown commemorated

The light mist on the Danube River and the morning radiance on the honey-hued buildings of the Comenius University greet each summer day with the optimism of a fresh beginning.

Guest Column | 2018-08-28 17:41

John McCain, the senator no one could ignore

John Sidney McCain's life and legacy are summed up by one word: courage. No modern American public figure more embodies that quality than the Arizona senator who died Saturday after a battle with brain cancer.

Guest Column | 2018-08-28 17:22

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