The Korea Herald

[Doyle McManus] A modest speaker not to be underestimated

Jan 11, 2011

The new speaker of the House, Rep. John A. Boehner of Ohio, isn’t the most brilliant statesman ever to hold the job (Newt Gingrich beats him on that count), the most groundbreaking (that was Nancy Pe...
[Kim Seong-kon] Sandel’s book on justice offers little for Koreans

Jan 11, 2011

Michael Sandel’s book, “Justice: What’s the Right Thing to Do?” has been on the nation’s bestseller list ever since it was translated and introduced to Korean readers in May 2010. According to a news...
Campaigning for spending transparency

Jan 10, 2011

At first glance it seems the ultimate quixotic effort: persuading the new, more Republican Congress to enact legislation to shine light on the role of special-interest money in elections. But campaig...
Trusting Bill Daley as Obama’s chief of staff

Jan 10, 2011

As President Barack Obama enters the second half of his term, his dreamy honeymoon with Congress and the American public long over, what a relief to see the sensible William Daley at his side. Daley ...
[Anna Husarska] Southern Sudan’s shaky future

Jan 10, 2011

At a roundabout in Juba, southern Sudan’s capital, stands a digital clock. It has four faces, each titled “Countdown to Southern Sudan Referendum ― Period Remaining.” The referendum on Jan. 9 is part...
[William Pfaff] Western economy on suicide watch?

Jan 10, 2011

PARIS ― Is it a case of murder, or has the Western economy deliberately, if unwittingly, attempted suicide and nearly succeeded? John Maynard Keynes was not just talking about defunct economists whe...
[Meghan Daum] Narcissism ― is America too obsessed with it?

Jan 10, 2011

At any given moment a whole lot of people are accusing a whole lot of other people of being narcissists. In recent years, the term for a self-destructive “personality disorder” has become the insult ...
[Pio Song] The most ‘Korean’ country in Europe

Jan 10, 2011

When asked which European country Korea might resemble the most, many think of Italy for its being a peninsula, having a similar climate, love for their national cuisine, fashion addiction and passio...
[Mary Sanchez] Removing n-word from canonical novel

Jan 10, 2011

This is a column about a word no newspaper will print. You see the quandary. If I can’t write the word and expect it to be published, how can you, the reader, understand my points, and agree or disa...
Korean tension affects East Asian stability

Jan 9, 2011

The current tension on the Korean Peninsula continues to have repercussions on the security and economic climate of East Asia, and indeed the rest of the world. Since the end of the Korean War some s...
[Ann Woolner] Women aren’t people under Scalia’s constitution

Jan 9, 2011

I tend to think of myself as a person. I’d hazard a guess that most, maybe all, American women consider themselves to be actual human beings, too. The U.S. Supreme Court said that’s what we are, alt...
[DAVID IGNATIUS] U.S. buying time with Iran

Jan 9, 2011

WASHINGTON ― The Obama administration has concluded that Iran’s nuclear program has been slowed by a combination of sanctions, sabotage and Iran’s own technical troubles. Because of the delay, U.S. o...
[Thomas J. Donohue] Korean trade pact a welcome shot for U.S.

Jan 9, 2011

WASHINGTON ― A funny thing happened in the wake of the midterm elections: Washington entered into an era of bipartisanship, and trade is the unlikely topic of agreement. From the U.S. Chamber of Com...
[Mohamed A. El-Erian] Country of the future owes much to one man

Jan 9, 2011

Eight years ago, a newly elected president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, faced the challenge of saving Brazil from economic and financial collapse. Last Saturday, Lula passed the presidency to Dilma R...
[Shlomo Ben Ami] The chaotic birth of South Sudan

Jan 9, 2011

MADRID ― The Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) that was reached in 2005 between mostly Christian southern Sudan and the country’s Muslim North, ended one of the bloodiest civil wars in modern times...