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New Year's resolutions

So, I woke up on the morning of Jan. 1 knowing that I had already failed my New Year's resolution. I was to start the new year by going somewhere with an unimpeded view of the horizon and greeting the first sunrise of the year. I was to let the refreshed vigor and energy of the Year of the Pig infuse me with a “can-do” spirit while whipping my chronic procrastination into a cowardly retreat back into the dark corner of my id.

2019-01-04 18:02

Active shooter trolley problem

In June, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) released a report titled, “A Study of Pre-Attack Behaviors of Active Shooters in the United States Between 2000 and 2013.” The report examined 63 active shooters from 2000 to 2013 to see whether there were behavioral cues leading up to the attack.

2018-12-21 17:53

Last analog president

George H.W. Bush was my first president as an adult, and I wasn't impressed. It felt like we were getting the second fiddle to the larger-than-life Ronald Reagan, a listless holdover from an analogue era struggling to understand the new digital age with MTV attention span. Perhaps it was inevitable that Bush lost to Bill Clinton after a single term. Clinton was charismatic, energetic and polished, everything Bush wasn't.

2018-12-09 18:22

Being thankful on Thanksgiving

In today's hyper-commercialized society, it's easy to lose track of what the original intent of various holidays was. If we were to perform a word association test with everyday folks for Thanksgiving, the words that would pop first in one's mind would be SALE, Black Friday, turkey, fried, stuffing, traffic, crowded airports, family arguments, racist uncle, and the like. Actual gratitude would be far down the list.

2018-11-23 17:46

Neuroscience of inhumanity

A Nov. 6 New York Times article stated, “Over 200 mass graves holding as many as 12,000 bodies have been found in areas of Iraq once controlled by the Islamic State,” citing United Nations figures. The findings were highlighted in a joint report released by the United Nations mission to Iraq and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, which called the sites a 'legacy of terror.'”

2018-11-12 18:18

Dangun's box of bones

Reuters recently published a story titled, “North Korea's box of bones: A mythical king and the dream of Korean unification.” It claims that Dangun, although a myth, nevertheless has the narrative power to be the unifying cultural lynchpin for an eventual Korean reunification.

2018-10-28 17:50

Accidental (Sri Lankan) arsonist

A gasoline storage depot in Goyang City blew up, sending out thick, dark plumes of smoke that could be seen from Seoul. The fire consumed 2.6 million liters of gasoline over 17 hours - this was actually fortunate since only one tank exploded and no casualties were reported.

2018-10-14 17:37

Juche as addiction, not ideology

A Mother Jones article titled, “Inside the Radical, Uncomfortable Movement to Reform White Supremacists,” Wes Enzinna writes, “de-radicalization activists argue that much of what the left thinks it knows about shutting down racist extremists is misplaced. When it comes to changing individuals, denunciation may counteract rather than hasten de-radicalization. If that seems like surrender, consider that some researchers who study hate groups think we should view violent extremism not only as a problem of ideology, but also as a problem of addiction: a craving for group identity...”

2018-09-28 16:59

Who am I in 4th Industrial Revolution?

No, I am not writing about one of the oldest and most frustrating questions in human history and spiritual quest. I actually want to explore the topic of identity in the context of the coming 4th Industrial Revolution.

2018-09-21 16:52

Korea's peculiar tribalism

So, it was South Korea vs. Japan in the gold medal match for soccer in this year's Asian Games. Besides being a dream match for the game organizers and TV studios, the biggest news seems to be about Park Hang-seo, the South Korean coach of the Vietnamese U-23 team that made it all the way to the semifinals before losing to Korea.

2018-09-02 17:10

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