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Wed, August 15, 2018 | 15:43

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Making Trump officials miserable doesn't accomplish anything.

Five months into President Donald Trump's first term, the Los Angeles Times' editorial board warned that a “drumbeat of hatred, incivility and intolerance threatens our political system in ways big and small.”

Guest Column | 2018-06-27 14:43

There is no winner in the ICC-Duterte tussle

The International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda on Feb. 8 announced the start of a preliminary investigation into a complaint by a Filipino lawyer and two lawmakers who accuse President Rodrigo Duterte and his government of crimes against humanity.

Guest Column | 2018-06-26 15:49

'Deaths of despair': An American epidemic

“Deaths of despair” sound like something that would be found in miserable, wretched places _ refugee camps, war-torn cities, famine-wracked villages in poverty-stricken countries. In fact, the term has emerged to describe a crisis in one of the most advanced societies on the planet _ ours.

Guest Column | 2018-06-26 15:36

Western crack-up

After the recent G7 summit in Quebec, there can no longer be any doubt that the West is in crisis. Yes, “Western” countries have often pursued divergent foreign policies (as illustrated by the Iraq War), and “the West” is itself a vague concept.

Guest Column | 2018-06-25 17:16

Trump tacitly admits lie about splitting families

It was a lie all along. For over a month, President Donald Trump falsely claimed that the law required him to separate children from parents arrested at the border. He said that Democrats were to blame.

Guest Column | 2018-06-25 17:12

Political justice in Latin America

In April, former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva surrendered to police to begin serving a 12-year prison sentence for passive corruption and money laundering.

Guest Column | 2018-06-24 16:05

Now is the time to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment

The nearly century-long battle to pass the Equal Rights Amendment came back to life last month with a sudden jolt. Ninety-five years after it was first introduced and more than a generation after Congress passed it and sent it to the states for ratification, the Illinois Legislature became the 37th state to approve it.

Guest Column | 2018-06-24 16:02

[ROUNDTABLE] Trump: Doltish buffoon or master diplomat?

The morning had gone splendidly. The first hour of the historic/precedent-smashing/groundbreaking (choose your phrase) Singapore summit had been a perfectly choreographed diplomatic waltz: U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un had met, shaken hands and smiled for the cameras against a backdrop I don't recall seeing before, ever: The massed flags of N...

Guest Column | 2018-06-23 12:41

[ROUNDTABLE] North Korea: Why are we so impatient?

We live, it must be said, in an impatient age. And, in our impatient world, South Koreans are among the worst offenders, famous for their bballi-bballi approach to everything from wallpapering the lounge to becoming experts in shipbuilding and smartphones.

Guest Column | 2018-06-23 12:35

Moon's Russia visit shows shifting strategic landscape

South Korean President Moon Jae-in met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Friday. During the landmark trip, Moon watched the Korea-Mexico World Cup match on Saturday.

Guest Column | 2018-06-22 17:10

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