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21. Deauwand Myers

Is Korean democracy better than America's?

As the first woman president and head of state in East Asia, former President Park Geun-hye enjoyed a wellspring of goodwill and kudos for her ascension to Korea's highest elected office, both at home and abroad. Though a conservative, Park inspired whispered hopes and prayers among some of a feminist revolution in Korea, a largely patriarchal country.

Park Yoon-bae2019-06-04 18:01

Moon over the economy

The Democratic Party of Korea has had a fixation on rapprochement with North Korea for decades now. The famous (and somewhat tarnished) legacy of the Sunshine Policy in 1998 by then President Kim Dae-jung (the political mentor of current President Moon Jae-in) was ultimately unsuccessful.

2019-05-07 17:41

How Trump got trumped

The recent debacle at the summit in Vietnam between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was to be expected. Trump adores dictators, and wants to be one. Unlike the 45th U.S. president, Kim is an actual dictator. Brutal, venal, and cruel, Kim does have one quality any world leader should have.

2019-04-02 17:54

With the United States gearing up for another presidential election in 2020, the words “socialism” and “communism” have been thrown around a lot by the political right in the U.S. People use communism and socialism interchangeably, but this is a fundamental mistake.

2019-03-10 16:29

White supremacy, the remix

If I were to judge white folks by my own experiences, I wouldn't have very many negative things to say. Surrounded by them in my childhood, throughout college and graduate school, and from the southern United States, no less, there are very few instances of racism I can point to that would leave some indelibly negative mark on my psyche.

2019-02-11 17:04

I met a friend recently who expressed his admiration for President Moon Jae-in. Surely, he's more qualified to speak on the matter than I am. A Korean native, and Ivy League educated, he's also well-traveled and well versed in American and Korean political affairs. He has a deeper understanding than I do on the intricacies of Korean society.

2019-01-06 15:51

The American Empire

The recent passing of George H.W. Bush allowed for the usual accolades bestowed upon other late, American presidents and high-ranking elected officials. Even CNN's Jake Tapper, not known for hyperbole, gave effusive praise of Bush senior as an elder statesmen and kind patriarch.

2018-12-17 17:04

The more powerful a country, the more complicated (and problematic) its foreign policy usually is. My native country of the United States of America has a lot of explaining to do in this regard.

2018-11-05 17:21

Men still suck (2)

From the most recent data, Korea ranks highest in wage disparities between men and women of all member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Korea's the worst at tackling wage parity between the sexes.

2018-10-08 17:05

Does democracy still work?

“One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors … The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men,” said Plato.

2018-09-10 16:48

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