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Devil is in the details

When Presidents Moon Jae-in and Joe Biden hold their summit meeting in Washington later this week, it should provide more clarity on the new U.S. administration's policy toward North Korea.

2021-05-17 16:59

Metastasis of moral judgment

In northern Virginia, where I live, everything was normal on Tuesday. Coming back from a quick errand on Tuesday afternoon, my wife stopped by a local gas station to fill up. Nothing was amiss. By Tuesday evening, however, cars were lining up around the block to fill up not only their cars, but all manners of tanks, drums, and other creative storage vessels. Within hours, mos...

2021-05-16 17:20

Get ready for interest rate hikes

Over the past week, Korea reported 577 daily confirmed COVID-19 cases on average. The number of cases has not been declining, contrary to expectations that the vaccine rollout would reduce the domestic caseload. While vaccination delays and rising infections are fueling concerns about the Korean economy, we still expect solid economic growth this year. Along with this growth,...

2021-05-16 17:17

Flipping the script in discussions

My friends often marvel at my ability to not only think outside of the box, but to flip the box upside down, look at things from both inside and outside of the box, and to even stand on the box. I enjoy flipping the script on myself and others by actively attacking cliches and conventional wisdom

2021-05-13 17:33

'I want to be like Jesus'

A time-honored hymn sung around campfires at church retreats and in prayer meetings is a favorite of mine, as it reminds me of what it means to be a disciple of Jesus. The primary phrases declare, “Lord, I want to be a Christian in my heart; Lord, I want to be more loving in my heart; Lord, I want to be like Jesus in my heart.” Most of us Christians leave those good thoughts ...

2021-05-13 17:20

Deeply divided UK shown in elections

Results released during the weekend from the U.K.'s “Super Thursday” elections show that the country is more divided, politically, than any time in at least a generation, with the still-significant possibility that Scotland may secede from the union.

2021-05-12 17:24

Art of South Korea-China summit

In early April, the government said, "As soon as the coronavirus situation stabilizes, we have decided to push forward Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Korea to an early date." The announcement came after a meeting of the foreign ministers of South Korea and China in the Chinese coastal city of Xiamen.

2021-05-11 17:24

Biden in the Asia Pacific

The terms of Korean presidents are an oddity in advanced democracies. To curb the faux-presidential dictatorships of past presidents - like Park Chung-hee - the Korean Constitution only allows for one five-year fixed term.

2021-05-10 17:38

Will we get vaccine passports?

“Your papers, please,” has long been the customary greeting for people crossing borders, visiting many foreign countries, or sometimes even moving about cities under COVID-19 “lockdown.” At its worst the question conjures up what I call the “Checkpoint Charlie” syndrome, crossing into East Berlin or back during the bad old days or some other nervous foray into the East Bloc b...

2021-05-10 17:31

Sustainability: agenda for human renewal

April 22 marked the 51st Earth Day, and on that day United States President Joseph Biden hosted his first summit on climate change in line with this year's theme, “Restore Our Earth.” This reflects the mounting concern over the global unsustainability crisis facing humanity. The Earth is suffering from the unprecedented level of abuse by humanity of its natural ecosystems, go...

2021-05-09 18:46

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