America’s urban centers are in the middle of the biggest social transformation in the past half-century. Tired of stale suburbs and expensive commutes, America’s affluent yuppies are moving back into the city en masse. Some call it gentrification, but as Alan Ehrenhalt points out in this excellent New Republic article, Trading Places, it’s more than [...]
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Business as Usual in Korea
If you are the owner of a large corporation and you want to commit fraud, embezzlement and/or assault, Korea is the perfect country for you to do so…and get away with it.
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea announced on Tuesday sweeping pardons for some of the country’s most powerful businessmen, including the head of leading carmaker [...]
Anti-US Protest and the Pseudo-Media
US President Bush arrived in Seoul yesterday for a two days summit. He was scheduled to visit earlier this year but his trip was postponed due to the uproar over Korean President Lee’s (LMB) decision to lift a 2003 ban on the import of US beef. Since the deal was announced, more than two months [...]
Is the American Dream fading?
According to the Economist, the United States is an unhappy place and some feel it may just be failing. Nevertheless, the article does promise that the United States is good at reacting to problems and is equally good at finding solutions. Here are some tidbit but the entire article is well worth a read.
The “Washington [...]
Suicide in Korea
Koreans are a stressed out people. They work some of the longest hours in the world, work for some of the lowest wages compared with other OECD member countries, and generally don’t know how to sit back and relax. It is impossible for me to comprehend a system/society where people choose not to use their [...]