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Tue, January 21, 2020 | 10:12

John Burton

Good day sunshine

One of the puzzles about North Korea is that while it has the scientific talent to make nuclear bombs and missiles and launch satellites, it has trouble developing and adopting basic technology for everyday use.

2020-01-20 17:22

Why nuclear doomsday threat is not waning

Why nuclear doomsday threat is not waning

Without becoming too defensive about America at this rocky passage in its political history (well, it is difficult to defend), I nonetheless will offer something of a defense, since almost no one else wants to try, but maybe someone ought to.

2020-01-20 17:17

Leaders meet at Davos at troubled tipping point

Leaders meet at Davos at troubled tipping point

The World Economic Forum (WEF) starts its landmark 50th anniversary summit at Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday. Yet, while the session is a landmark for international cooperation after a half century of such sessions, storm clouds are on the horizon as reflected in this year's theme of “stakeholders for a cohesive and sustainable world.”

2020-01-20 17:12

Mark Peterson

Not USS General Sherman

My colleague at BYU, Kirk Larsen, recently made a presentation on the destruction of the ship, the General Sherman, delivered at a conference co-sponsored by the University of Utah and Seoul National University. I've been claiming that some of my views are like that of the frog that is outside the well. Prof. Larsen's presentation was exactly that - a new look at the sinking ...

2020-01-19 16:32

Chang Se-moon

'Fiddler on the Roof'

One of my all-time favorite movies is “Fiddler on the Roof” of 1971, which won the best motion picture and best actor awards from Golden Globe and best music and many more at the Oscars in 1972.

2020-01-19 16:25

Hostages of history

Hostages of history

During the recent flare-up between the United States and Iran, U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted that he was prepared to bomb “52 Iranian sites (representing the 52 American hostages taken by Iran many years ago).”

2020-01-19 16:24

China and the things that lurk in shadows

China and the things that lurk in shadows

As children, many of us feared the dark. In our innocent imaginations, the dark was where you might be snatched away, or set upon by ominous creatures. As adults, most of us learn that such fears are unwarranted. The darkness is simply an absence of light, there are no monsters under the bed, and malevolent forces are not lurking behind shadows waiting to snatch us away. That...

2020-01-18 09:39

Back from brink, again

Back from brink, again

An eagerly anticipated U.N. Security Council meeting came in the nervous aftermath of America's targeted killing of Iranian military leader Qassem Soleimani by an armed U.S. drone. The rhetorical crescendo was building all week following Soleimani's funeral cortege which wove its way across Iraq and Iran through the Shia heartland reaching a mesmerizing political frenzy. Both...

2020-01-17 17:28

Who really wrote the Bible?

Who really wrote the Bible?

God did not write the Bible. Neither did Moses. The content of the Bible is not consistent. The Bible, as we know it, existed for millennia as a collection of disparate oral traditions.

2020-01-17 17:23

Action and imagery in Middle East could be worth it

Action and imagery in Middle East could be worth it

President Donald Trump ordered the termination of Major General Quassim Soleimani of Iran in retribution for his terrorist plans and activities. Iran retaliated with a missile strike on Iraqi bases hosting U.S. troops. As a result, President Trump announced new economic sanctions against Tehran. Many now wonder whether the U.S.' involvement is worth it.

2020-01-17 17:22

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