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Facebook isn't free

There's a price to pay for everything, even the internet. In the 90s, the global community decided the internet should be ostensibly free. Think of it: the visibility of a YouTube, the algorithms, security, and data storage of a Facebook or Gmail, the utility of a Google _ all of these and more were supposed to be offered to the masses free of charge.

Deauwand Myers | 2018-05-09 15:36

Men are lucky. Or rather, we have made it so: Employment opportunities, wages, promotions, basic safety, and the inequitable division of household, emotional, and family labor, are examples. So it is, or rather was, with beauty.

Deauwand Myers | 2018-04-09 15:30

Korea's reunification: pipe dream

The Olympics are over. And as per usual, Trump's chaotic administration caused a bit of controversy. Yet, honestly, I understood the reasoning behind the said administration's behavior.

Deauwand Myers | 2018-03-12 17:06

'Black Panther' matters

Across social media, Marvel's upcoming “Black Panther” movie has stoked quite a lot of excitement, particularly among people of color. At first, I didn't quite understand why. For the uninitiated: Black Panther isn't a first tier comic book character in Marvel's comic universe. (Neither was Iron-Man; but that turned out pretty well for Marvel Studios anyhow).

Deauwand Myers | 2018-02-05 17:12

Black Panther Asia Press Conference

'God was never great'

I say that which I have said before: Religion, I'm sorry, is not good. It's never been good. True believers will point to the myriad of good deeds the religious have done throughout history: law, order, charity, kindness, justice and peace.

Deauwand Myers | 2018-01-01 10:27

Vote, or perish

Years ago, some of my university students complained about my new grading policy, one that I later reminded them was instituted by the university itself at the request of the Ministry of Education.

Deauwand Myers | 2017-12-20 16:09

You're mean one, Mr. Trump (2)

This is the second in a series of open letters to U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of his Nov. 7-8 visit. _ ED. On the eve of Mr. Trump’s visit to Korea, and the coming of the holidays, I’m reminded of an old television animated classic, “How The Grinch Stole Christmas,” based off the eponymous book written by Dr. Seuss. In the TV special, Mr. Grinch, cruel and heartless, steals gifts and Christmas decorations from the entire town of Whoville.

Deauwand Myers | 2017-11-01 17:47

We know developing and impoverished countries are confronted with socioeconomic and sociopolitical gender inequities. However, some advanced democracies are way behind in gender equity. In particular: America, Japan and, alas, Korea. Case in point: right before the Chuseok holiday, a professor and coworker friend of mine and I were chatting. She had brought me some slices of pumpkin pie. Heavenly. By all accounts, she’s happy and healthy and her family is doing well. Laughingly, she bemoaned the coming holiday. She’s expected to do the majority of cooking and cleaning for her immediate and e...

Deauwand Myers | 2017-10-09 17:05

What have you done for me lately?

Janet Jackson’s 1986 pop hit, “What Have You Done for Me Lately?” is about a lover who used to do great things in the relationship, but hasn’t done anything in a long while to keep the relationship afloat. Way too often, when Republicans and conservatives talk about race relations and social justice in America, they parrot the same tired refrain: “We’re the party of Lincoln. Our party freed the slaves.” That was over a century and a half ago. Whenever I hear this refrain, all I can hum is “What Have You Done for Me Lately?” The answer is: not much, or worse, harm. Republicans, and more broad...

Deauwand Myers | 2017-09-06 17:05

Why Trump was right

Please, before the deluge of emails, hear me out. Venal, cruel, racist, sexist, corpulent (and like a lot of unattractive men, has much to say about other people’s appearances, when they themselves could use a gym membership and makeover), a malignant narcissist, dangerously ignorant about domestic and foreign affairs, Trump is frightening. And though I stand by my earlier assertion we’ve had worse American presidents, Trump’s psychological instability is worrying because he has complete control of America’s nuclear arsenal.

Deauwand Myers | 2017-08-28 17:21

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