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Tue, August 20, 2019 | 07:27

No one left to speak for me

I am sure that you all heard of the statement, “No one left to speak for me,” although you may not be aware of the story behind the statement. The statement was made by Pastor Martin Niemoller.

2019-08-18 17:12

No winners in Korea-Japan trade dispute

I feel sad to see that political leaders in Japan and Korea are acting as if they never read my July 5, 2015, article in this newspaper on the same trade issue that is now damaging both economies.

2019-08-04 17:10

Nuclear phase-out (III): Recommendation

In this final article of a three part series reviewing the nuclear phase-out policy in Korea, we review its long-term impact and make recommendations for consideration by the Moon Jae-in administration. How will the phase-out affect the nuclear industry in Korea?

2019-07-21 17:30

Nuclear phase-out (II): Global view

According to a May 28 report by the International Energy Agency (IEA), nuclear power is “the second-largest low-carbon power source in the world today, accounting for 10 percent of global electricity generation. It is second only to hydropower at 16 percent.”

2019-06-30 17:51

Nuclear phase-out (I): How did it start?

The nuclear power phase-out in this article means President Moon's policy of ending the use of nuclear power plants as a source of electricity generation in Korea. Hopefully, I will be presenting an objective review of the policy, while making a positive recommendation for the future direction of nuclear power in Korea.

2019-06-23 17:01

Are we better than ancient Greeks?

Let me first introduce the story of the Greeks during the 5th century B.C. I am talking about the thought processes of those who lived about 2,500 years ago. The drama “Oresteia” is a trilogy of Greek tragedies that was written by Aeschylus in that century. The three parts consist of the murder of King Agamemnon by his wife Clytemnestra, the murder of Clytemnestra by her son Orestes, and the trial of Orestes by the public.

2019-06-09 17:11

How to avoid automobile crashes

In late February this year, I received an email from the International Transport Forum (ITF) that explained their wonderful work in lowering road fatalities. This email reminded me of my own experience in India.

2019-05-26 17:20

What is a business?

No, I am not talking about rapid increases in minimum wages, required conversion of part-time workers to full-time workers, controlling processing fees of credit cards, excessive controlling of working hours of employees, blind support of unions that prompt plant closing, and more.

2019-05-12 17:19

Future of K-pop sex video players

The March 15 article in this newspaper by Jung Hae-myoung states that the four popular K-pop boy bands - BIGBANG, F.T. Island, CNBLUE and HIGHLIGHT - may have to reshuffle their members, because some of them were found to have been in a group chat room that shared illegally taped sex videos.

2019-04-28 17:53

Greatest threat to North Korean regime

The greatest threat to Kim Jong-un's hold on power may not be potential attacks by the mighty U.S. military, or subversion efforts by the scary Cheollima Civil Defense, now called Free Joseon, or even assassination attempts by security officers who betray him.

2019-04-14 17:01

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