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Nuclear phase-out (I): How did it start?

The nuclear power phase-out in this article means President Moon's policy of ending the use of nuclear power plants as a source of electricity generation in Korea. Hopefully, I will be presenting an objective review of the policy, while making a positive recommendation for the future direction of nuclear power in Korea.

2019-06-23 17:01

Are we better than ancient Greeks?

Let me first introduce the story of the Greeks during the 5th century B.C. I am talking about the thought processes of those who lived about 2,500 years ago. The drama “Oresteia” is a trilogy of Greek tragedies that was written by Aeschylus in that century. The three parts consist of the murder of King Agamemnon by his wife Clytemnestra, the murder of Clytemnestra by her son Orestes, and the trial of Orestes by the public.

2019-06-09 17:11

How to avoid automobile crashes

In late February this year, I received an email from the International Transport Forum (ITF) that explained their wonderful work in lowering road fatalities. This email reminded me of my own experience in India.

2019-05-26 17:20

What is a business?

No, I am not talking about rapid increases in minimum wages, required conversion of part-time workers to full-time workers, controlling processing fees of credit cards, excessive controlling of working hours of employees, blind support of unions that prompt plant closing, and more.

2019-05-12 17:19

Future of K-pop sex video players

The March 15 article in this newspaper by Jung Hae-myoung states that the four popular K-pop boy bands - BIGBANG, F.T. Island, CNBLUE and HIGHLIGHT - may have to reshuffle their members, because some of them were found to have been in a group chat room that shared illegally taped sex videos.

2019-04-28 17:53

Greatest threat to North Korean regime

The greatest threat to Kim Jong-un's hold on power may not be potential attacks by the mighty U.S. military, or subversion efforts by the scary Cheollima Civil Defense, now called Free Joseon, or even assassination attempts by security officers who betray him.

2019-04-14 17:01

Desperate needs for compassion from oncologists

This is the title of my book, just published by Scholars' Press. It tells my story as a caregiver for my wife during her years of fighting pancreatic cancer, from the initial Whipple procedure Nov. 5, 2011, to her last day on Dec. 8, 2016.

2019-03-31 16:55

Brutal executions by Kim Jong-un

On Feb. 22, the Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK) of Washington, D.C., and the North Korea Strategy Center (NKSC) of New York City hosted an important seminar at the National Press Club in the U.S. capital. The title was “FEARPOLITIK: Kim Jong-un's Great Purge.” I was there as a guest.

2019-03-17 17:23

Online scams for the ordinary

In today's article, I want to introduce what I have found out about online scams that can easily take money away from ordinary people such as me. In phishing, the caller tries to get your private information such as username, passwords, social security number, bank account number, or credit card account details by pretending that the caller represents an organization you trust. These organizations include government departments, utility companies and other well-known firms.

2019-03-03 17:35

Ranking of Korea in innovation index

On Jan. 22, Bloomberg released the Bloomberg Innovation Index, which is intended to rank countries based on several factors related to innovation in technology. The factors include expenditure on research and development, manufacturing capability, concentration of high-tech public companies, quality of post-secondary education, number of research personnel and number of patents.

2019-02-17 17:36

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