The Korea Herald

OPINION

LATEST NEWS

[David Ignatius] Beware ‘moral hazard’ in Hong Kong

Watching videos of Chinese protesters singing the US national anthem in the streets of Hong Kong, or hearing the tear-jerking chorus of “Les Miserables” during a sit-in at the Hong Kong airport, only...

Aug 18, 2019
Viewpoints
[Leonid Bershidsky] Trump isn’t crazy to want to buy Greenland

Former Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen called US President Donald Trump’s reported idea of buying Greenland, a self-governed Danish territory, an out-of-season April Fools’ Day joke. Trump...

Aug 18, 2019
Viewpoints
[Elizabeth Drew] What’s behind America’s mass shootings?

After every mass shooting in the United States, Americans and others around the world are confronted with the question of what lies behind this distinctly American horror. Though total gun deaths in ...

Aug 15, 2019
Viewpoints
[Kadir Jun Ayhan and Nancy Snow] S. Korea, Japan should not let politics override personal ties

South Korea and Japan are having the tensest moment in their history since the end of Japanese occupation of the peninsula. The problem has a lot to do with economic self-interests and uncertainty in...

Aug 15, 2019
Viewpoints
[David Ignatius] America’s new Sputnik moment

One of the weirdest aspects of this year’s Democratic presidential campaign is that foreign policy, potentially one of President Trump’s most vulnerable issues, has been nearly absent from the debate...

Aug 15, 2019
Viewpoints
[J. Bradford DeLong ] America’s superpower panic

Global superpowers have always found it painful to acknowledge their relative decline and deal with fast-rising challengers. Today, the United States finds itself in this situation with regard to Chi...

Aug 14, 2019
Viewpoints
[Kim Myong-sik] Moon’s illusory ‘peace economy’ with North Korea

The physical world we live in is governed by constructive power and destructive power. Constructive power can be measured by the value of things that individuals or groups create over a period of tim...

Aug 14, 2019
Viewpoints
[Robert J. Fouser] Why boycotting Japan won’t work

As expected, tensions between South Korea and Japan have continued to worsen. On Aug. 2, Japan followed through with its threat to remove Korea from the “whitelist” of countries that Japan designates...

Aug 13, 2019
Viewpoints
[Kim Seong-kon] Proverbs that reflect indiscreet attitude of our society

Proverbs and maxims reflect the society from which they originate. Thus they vary depending on the peculiarities of nations, cultures and civilizations. If you are familiar with a certain nation’s pr...

Aug 13, 2019
Viewpoints
[Peter Singer] Can ethics be taught?

Can taking a philosophy class -- more specifically, a class in practical ethics -- lead students to act more ethically? Teachers of practical ethics have an obvious interest in the answer to that qu...

Aug 12, 2019
Viewpoints
[Joseph E. Stiglitz] Trump’s deficit economy

In the new world wrought by US President Donald Trump, where one shock follows another, there is never time to think through fully the implications of the events with which we are bombarded. In late ...

Aug 12, 2019
Viewpoints
[James Stavridis] If Hong Kong avoids a bloody crackdown, it can thank Taiwan

As Hong Kong recovers from a general strike that paralyzed transportation and led to mob violence and tear gas fired on protesters, the Beijing-controlled government’s chief executive, Carrie Lam, is...

Aug 11, 2019
Viewpoints
[Shuli Ren] Down the rabbit hole with Trump and Xi

In the fable, the tortoise wins the race because the hare lies down to take a nap after bolting into the lead. Slow, dogged persistence triumphs over flighty arrogance. If this were the story of the ...

Aug 11, 2019
Viewpoints
[David Ignatius] In US-China relations, ‘friction is the new normal’

David Ignatius

Aug 8, 2019
Viewpoints
[Noah Smith] America’s workers need labor union comeback

There are two basic ways to improve the economic situation of the middle and lower classes. First, you can use taxes and government spending to shift income down from the top, either via direct trans...

Aug 8, 2019
Viewpoints

The Korea Herald by Herald Corporation

Address : Huam-ro 4-gil 10, Yongsan-gu,Seoul, Korea
Online newspaper registration No : Seoul 아03711
Date of registration : 2015.04.28
Publisher. Editor : Kwon Chung-won
Juvenile Protection Manager : Yang Sung-jin
Tel : 02.727.0114