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The opening sentence of the 325-page internal investigation report on a death-dealing scandal at General Motors paradoxically runs too long yet gets right to …

People are set to forget. German psychologist Hermann Ebbinghaus’ (1850-1909) famous research shows that we start to forget 10 minutes after the study, …

Ten years ago, Indian economist and politician Jairam Ramesh coined a word that captivated pundits and investors: “Chindia.” The idea that China and India …

One of the salient outcomes of the June 4 local elections is that the most left-wing parties fared very badly. Their performance was so poor that one might …

There is no doubt that the Sewol ferry disaster was one of the hottest issues in the June 4 local elections. As the campaigns heated up in the final days of …

In England, soccer loyalty is to club rather than country. For more than 50 years, I have watched and supported Aston Villa, one of the most famous, if not the …

Recently the term “affluenza” has come into use all over the world. According to “Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic,” the term is a portmanteau of …

Once, we came of age under the shadow of something called a Permanent Record. Nobody ever actually saw one, but as youngsters we understood we had to keep our …

A South Korean woman who was forced into sexual enslavement for the imperial Japanese army during World War II died Sunday. The death of the 91-year-old woman …

I spent several days in New York last week with students from around the country who were preparing to head into the heartland to help organize Walmart workers …