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Kerry makes dangerous rush to judgment again

Here we go again with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry leveraging a tragedy to make another “strong case” based on limited evidence. We have already seen …

Liars, cheats and communists

Repressive political systems turn people into compulsive liars and crooks, and that legacy remains even after those systems are long gone, a recent study done …

[John Kass] Illness threatens the best of barbecuers
[John Kass] Illness threatens the best of barbecuers

This could be a terrifying tale right out of the Book of Meat Science Fiction, only this one isn’t fiction. It involves the elemental bond between humans and …

Where are the ambassadors?

Next month the United States will host dozens of African leaders in Washington. But unless something changes before then, we will still be without confirmed …

[Editorial] Autonomous schools

Twenty-five self-governing private high schools that went into operation in 2010 are undergoing a review by metropolitan and provincial education offices. The …

[Robert Reich] The rise of the nonworking rich
[Robert Reich] The rise of the nonworking rich

In a new Pew poll, more than three-quarters of self-described conservatives believe “poor people have it easy because they can get government benefits …

[Editorial] Taxing cash reserves

Few would dispute the ruling Saenuri Party is pro-business. The conservative party and its administrations have cut corporate taxes, controlled sharp wage …

It takes a rancher to save a rainforest

In the ongoing pillage of tropical rainforests, villains are plenty. None has stoked imaginations like the Amazonian rancher. With his bulldozers and …

[Editorial] Gray Korea

As Korean society ages at one of the world’s fast paces, few demographic figures regarding the low birthrate and the ever-increasing elderly population still …

[Editorial] After Yoo’s death

The chief of the Incheon prosecution investigating the Sewol ferry disaster resigned Thursday, holding himself responsible for the bungled search for Yoo …

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