(Published : Jul 21, 2015 – 18:40) The headlines were shocking. A professor at a Korean university repeatedly beat a student and forced him to…
(Published : Jul 21, 2015 – 18:40) The headlines were shocking. A professor at a Korean university repeatedly beat a student and forced him to…
(Published : Jul 7, 2015 – 20:34) On a recent visit to Korea, I was struck by how often young Koreans used the word “boring”…
(Published : Jun 23, 2015 – 21:33) June 22, 2015, marked the 50th anniversary of the Treaty on Basic Relations between South Korea and Japan…
(Published : Jun 9, 2015 – 20:46) Twenty-eight years ago today, the democracy movement in Korea entered a new stage as citizens joined students in…
(Published : May 26, 2015 – 20:35) The process of change follows a well-known script: low rents in older areas attract young entrepreneurs who open…
(Published : May 12, 2015 – 19:12) On April 28, by-elections for National Assembly representatives produced a disaster for the opposition New Politics Alliance for…
(Published : Apr 14, 2015 – 19:36) Immigration stirs strong emotions in many societies that pride themselves on their openness. The “native born” often fear…
(Published : Mar 31, 2015 – 19:36) Memories of language learning center on the curious and the embarrassing. People remember the mispronounced words, the humorous…
(Published : Mar 17, 2015 – 20:37) In his 1962 book “The Structure of Scientific Revolutions,” Thomas Kuhn argued that breakthroughs in science are the…
(Published : Mar 3, 2015 – 18:55) Every March 1 brings out flags and speeches in honor of the Korean Independence Movement in 1919. This…