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Suggestions to the President

Thu, September 20, 2018 | 21:29

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Are Trump's policies hurting long-term US growth?

President Donald Trump regularly thumps his chest and claims credit for each new uptick of the fast-growing U.S. economy. But when it comes to economic performance, U.S. presidents have considerably more influence over long-term trends than over short-term fluctuations.

Guest Column | 2018-08-12 17:21

Saudi Arabia starts to weaponize its wealth

Here's a subject that Elon Musk might think twice before tweeting about. Resource-rich Saudi Arabia, which in recent months amassed a $2 billion stake in the Twitter-mad billionaire's electric-car company Tesla Inc., has declared economic war on Canada.

Guest Column | 2018-08-12 17:16

Six truths about North Korea

Recently, I read a well-written article by a highly esteemed author here at The Korea Times. I always make sure to read his insightful articles, which are well researched and excellently written. Suffice to say, that on this one occasion I disagreed with his argument, which concluded that the ills that the North Koreans are experiencing are to some extent due to the West's ow...

Guest Column | 2018-08-11 11:30

Have you ever … produced propaganda?

The government's latest promotional ads are receiving a well-deserved mocking online. In a new 52-second ad, the Korea Tourism Organization gets wide-eyed members of K-pop idol group EXO (dubbed!) to ask “Have you ever…?” to an assortment of bewildered foreigners. It may have looked good on paper, but it immediately falls into self-parody, with the first question asked being ...

Guest Column | 2018-08-10 16:48

Germany's dangerous nuclear flirtation

As in a game of chess, there are geopolitical moves through which a country can - unwittingly - checkmate itself. Opening a debate on German nuclear weapons would be such a move. Yet this is exactly what some Germans have recently proposed. Supporters of a nuclear-armed Germany contend that NATO's nuclear umbrella has lost all credibility because of statements made by U.S. Pr...

Guest Column | 2018-08-10 16:46

In Afghanistan, 17 years of war and a culture of democracy

America's nearly 17-year war in Afghanistan, the longest in our 242-year history, isn't mentioned much in the news these days. We suspect that's because U.S. casualties have dropped considerably since 2015, when President Barack Obama chose to scale back our military presence in the country rather than pull out entirely, as he had promised during most of his presidency.

Guest Column | 2018-08-10 16:40

Global scorecard for innovation, development

Not surprisingly countries leading in research & development (R&D) are among the world's most successful economies. Switzerland, the Netherlands, and Sweden top the list among the top 10 global innovation economies which also include the United Kingdom, Singapore, the United States, Finland, Germany and Ireland.

Guest Column | 2018-08-09 18:37

Democrats have enthusiasm. Republicans have grievances

Republicans seem to have held on, barely, to a U.S. House seat near Columbus, Ohio, that they have occupied continuously since 1983.That outcome doesn't tell us much new, but it reinforces some conclusions we already had reasons to reach.

Guest Column | 2018-08-09 18:25

White House of lies

By June 1 of this year, U.S. President Donald Trump had made 3,259 false or misleading claims, according to the Washington Post Fact Checker's database, which tracks and categorizes every suspect statement uttered by the president.

Guest Column | 2018-08-08 17:24

Sanctions miss chance to help Iran's protesters

In light of the recent demonstrations in Iranian cities, one might think the Donald Trump administration would want to link Monday's re-implementation of sanctions to the struggles of Iran's freedom movement.

Guest Column | 2018-08-08 17:22

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