The Korea Herald

[Karl W. Smith] No good from shrinking population

Aug 2, 2021

America’s population may be shrinking. That’s mostly because of COVID, but it’s also part of longer-term trends in fertility that show no signs of abating. These trends, which are worldwide, have alr...
[Digital Simplicity] Why I ended up on a self-hosted blog platform

Jul 31, 2021

Last week, I was struggling to fix the nagging security upgrade problem of my blog. To find a way to update an encryption security protocol, I studied dozens of online documents, but I felt clueless ...
[Robert J. Fouser] Focusing on ‘Global Common Good’

Jul 30, 2021

July began with tentative hopes that the world was finally turning the corner on the COVID-19 pandemic. After peaking in late April, new cases around the world fell steadily until the end of June. Th...
[Kim Myong-sik] Wishing success of delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Jul 29, 2021

A successful Olympics first of all means the absence of major accidents or incidents during the two-week period in the host city. Then the International Olympic Committee, the national Olympic commit...
[Kim Seong-kon] It happened while we fell asleep

Jul 28, 2021

In the late 1980s, when I visited big electronic stores in the US, such as Circuit City or Best Buy, I saw Japanese electronics such as Sony, Panasonic, and Hitachi television sets occupy the display...
[Shang-Jin Wei] What if US delists Chinese firms?

Jul 27, 2021

Chinese firms are more enthusiastic than most about listing on US stock exchanges. Currently, 250 of them, including companies that are registered in Hong Kong or offshore centers but derive most of ...
[Hal Brands] Proxy warfare is baffling the US

Jul 25, 2021

What do rocket strikes by Shiite militias in Iraq, ransomware attacks on targets in the US, and Russia’s use of mercenaries on battlefields in the Middle East have in common? They are part of a trend...
[Juan Manuel Santos] Peacemaking after the pandemic

Jul 22, 2021

In Paradise Lost, the English poet John Milton encapsulates a fundamental truth about the struggle to end a violent conflict and establish a sustainable peace: “Who overcomes by force, Hath overcom...
[Lee Kyong-hee] Tripitaka tours for the pandemic-weary public

Jul 22, 2021

In 1398, the most complete collection of Buddhist texts went into Haein Temple, never to be seen in its entirety by the general public. This year, amid the global pandemic, the temple in Hapcheon, So...
[Kim Seong-kon] Donning a mask in the pandemic era

Jul 21, 2021

Recently, most US states finally lifted the year-long requirement of wearing a facial mask indoors. As a result, you can now freely shop groceries, clothes or miscellanies in a store without donning ...
[Martin Schram] A life-saving name game

Jul 21, 2021

From voting rights to vaccinations, ever since we Americans have been forced to stare at the split-screen evolution of our political schizophrenia, we have always known that our new reality leads us ...
[Lee In-hyun] A man who kept his promise of lasting love

Jul 20, 2021

It was one hot summer day in 2011. I was a master student at the time and the school was on a summer break. Because I was going to participate in a summer music festival in Aspen, Colorado, I just st...
[Keenan Fagan] Shortages of jobs, homes, eggs, vaccines and English

Jul 20, 2021

If you live in the Republic of Korea and speak Korean with citizens, you will often hear how it is the best place to live. People say their country is developed and convenient, and then prove this wi...
[Elizabeth Shackelford] US needs better foreign aid

Jul 20, 2021

Just this month, we’ve seen political collapse in Haiti and military collapse in Afghanistan. South Sudan, the world’s newest nation, turned 10 years old amid looming famine, rampant corruption and c...
[Jeffrey D. Sachs, Isabella Massa] The rich world’s debt to island states

Jul 20, 2021

Hurricane Elsa’s appearance in the Caribbean this month, far before the usual onset of the Atlantic hurricane season, reminds us of what awaits the world’s small island developing states (SIDS) in th...