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Fri, October 22, 2021 | 15:49

Powell, a man of war and peace

WASHINGTON - South Korea's pursuit of a declaration that the Korean War is over is an exercise largely unknown to virtually all Americans, aside from those with a stake in the debate. Ask just about any U.S. citizen if anyone's waging war in Korea, and the response will be one of bewilderment. “What war?,” What are you talking about?” and “Is there a war going on over there?”...

2021-10-21 17:00

World will not wait for German coalition

With Germany's 2022 presidency of the G7 beginning in January, the three political parties negotiating a new coalition in Berlin will begin formal talks - sooner than expected - to try to take up the reins of power before year end.

2021-10-21 16:37

Chances for radical change for US democracy

Recently a White House commission heard testimony on a controversial proposal to strip the U.S. Supreme Court of its power to rule on the constitutionality of American laws. The court has grown too powerful and undemocratic, several witnesses said.

2021-10-21 16:36

Can Asia lead global fight to cure poverty pandemic as US lags behind?

Perpetual inequality will only increase if we always look the other way. This is especially so if, as some predictions suggest, the global population hits 10 billion in 2050, with more than 5 billion in Asia alone.

2021-10-21 16:35

Shouldn't America be happier?

Despite the many blessings of living in America, why aren't more Americans happy? According to World Population Review, the 2021 World Happiness Report ranks America as the 19th happiest out of 146 countries.

2021-10-21 16:34

Japan's North Korea policy

New Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made his first policy speech to the Japanese legislature Oct. 8, and said “the abductions issue is one of the highest priority issues” for Japan in its dealings with North Korea.

2021-10-20 16:56

Taxing the rich: Would it work?

There is growing public debate on a wealth tax. Several market analysts reported that billionaires added more than $4 trillion to their wealth during the unprecedented pandemic. If you look at the other side of the coin, during the pandemic, the crash in the international tourism industry among the most severely hit industries caused a loss of $4 trillion.

2021-10-20 16:55

Imaginary, destructive power of social media

It's very easy these days to say that social media is toxic. People act in ways they'd never do in real life, because it isn't real life. They act like feral wolves, because they can. The Twitter police don't carry guns, and their badges are imaginary.

2021-10-20 16:54

China poses growing threat to Taiwan

For many decades, Taiwan has been the most serious political-military flashpoint in U.S.-China relations, and in recent weeks and months the Taiwan Strait has experienced rising tensions with dramatic increases in the frequency and seriousness of provocations by Chinese military aircraft within Taiwan's Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ).

2021-10-19 16:57

Too little, too late for climate change

With less than five months remaining until next year's presidential election, the primary races for the major political parties are in full swing. The ruling Democratic Party of Korea's candidate has been decided and that the conservative People Power Party has narrowed down its list to the final four candidates. Even the Justice Party has finished a run-off between its two l...

2021-10-19 16:56

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