Category: Column/Editorial
Nuclear madness
After the loss of 10 million American lives in the Three-Mile Island calamity in 1979, the death of two billion in the Chernobyl holocaust in 1986, and now the abandonment […]
Koreans’ strange love of chicken
My old neighborhood in Yongsan, Seoul, is famous for quaint patisseries, specialty coffee shops and authentic, hole-in-the-wall Japanese bistros. Oddly enough, a modest diner that sells good old casual Korean […]
Obama’s Asia policy and Korea
For a first foreign trip after his re-election, President Barack Obama chose Asia last week, starting with Thailand, making a first ever trip to Burma as the U.S. president to […]
Now is an age of integrated thinking
Winter has begun, but let me get back to this summer for a moment. During the vacation, though it was not a desirable time to do so, one of my […]
Era of uncertainties
In about three weeks, Korea will decide who will lead the nation for the next five years. Last week, the world witnessed the emergence of new leadership in China headed […]
Search for identity
Some say that politicians and entertainers are similar in that both have a flair for the stage and a superb appeal to the public that enables them a “public” life […]
Living with my name in globalizing world
I’ve long held my parents accountable for naming me what they named me. My name carries a heavy load of over- and undertones, and I like none of them. I, […]
Beatles vs. Girls’ Generation
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan getting their start in the music business. It was in 1962 that the Beatles signed […]
Obama politics feared to become parochial in shaping up new relationship with India and China
With President Obama bouncing back in the White House after a convincing victory, and Wen Jiabao making place for the next Party chief, Xi Jinping, the changing scenario of global […]
Dr. President
This is the third and last part in a three-part series fictionalizing the election of each of three presidential candidates. ― ED. President Ahn Cheol-soo was alone at his chief […]