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When governments fail

The Sewol ferry disaster exposed the failings of the government. There's a lot of blame to go around: the inadequate loading of the ferry with cars and the actions of the captain and the crew, for starters.

Deauwand Myers | 2014-05-19 17:05

Bigotry in the 21st century

I told a good friend from Alabama, now in Korea as an educator, how surprised I was with the recent rash of unarmed, black males (often children) being murdered by other citizens in America. Recently, the news has been riddled with such cases.

Deauwand Myers | 2014-04-21 17:26

Some of my favorite things

It's finally spring, and since we have nicer weather let’s lighten things up with a few of my favorite things.

Deauwand Myers | 2014-04-07 17:01

Korea's crazy neighbors

All of Korea’s immediate neighbors are a bit…off. North Korea, a horror show of human rights atrocities, and where human life is exceedingly cheap, has rudimentary, yet functional, nuclear weapons.

Deauwand Myers | 2014-03-24 17:00

It's Clinton, 2016: Get used to it

The chatter about Hillary Clinton becoming the next Democratic presidential candidate has become louder.

Deauwand Myers | 2014-03-10 17:02

The rich and the rest

There's nothing wrong with being rich, or playing rich on TV.

Deauwand Myers | 2014-02-24 17:58

The holidays were great, but not so much for many Korean workers. In general, Asian countries are infamous for long working days, eschewing labor practices to which most Western countries adhere.

Deauwand Myers | 2014-02-10 17:42

Men (still) have it better

It shouldn’t be a revelation. But let’s say it anyway: men have it better. There’s a mountain of empirical evidence from every society, developed or otherwise, that shows for the most part, women are confronted with structural challenges in nearly every aspect of their lives.

Deauwand Myers | 2014-01-27 17:14

Why I love Samsung

I could have titled this "Why I hate Apple." There's been a long and running debate between me and some of my friends on the merits of Apple versus other companies. I have an Acer netbook (and as a writer, I need a netbook for composition on the go) and a large Dell laptop I keep at home. I explain to my Apple-addicted friends that as a writer, and a professor, the Office Suite (particularly Word and PowerPoint) is an integral part of my work life.

Deauwand Myers | 2014-01-13 16:56

China’s economy is the second biggest in the world. In less than two generations, it lifted more people from poverty into the middle class than the entire population of North America. No small feat. But at such a great speed, the government willingly sacrificed environmental protection for economic expansion, using dirty coal as its main energy source to power its burgeoning industrial revolution.

Deauwand Myers | 2013-12-30 17:06

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