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Some of my favorite things

As I previously wrote, I frequent cafes often to write. Caffe Bene is where I most often go. Cafes should have good WiFi, convenient power outlets, and something nice to eat or drink; loyalty point cards too are important. Coffeesmith has a much more generous point plan (four times the amount of points-per-purchase!) than Caffee Bene, and their red velvet cake is good. If they were more ubiquitous and close to where I live, I’d frequent much more often than I do. The only drawback is their point cards can only be used at specific locations, meaning you’ll have to register for a new card at e...

2015-01-26 17:17

On secular saints

On April 4, 1967, in his speech, "Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence," Martin Luther King, Jr. stated, "The greatest purveyor of violence in the world" is America. From this speech, a whirlwind of criticism and frayed relationships ensued.

2015-01-12 17:04

US: The most popular kid in school

There's a kind of paradoxical, even nonsensical dynamic at work when some people encounter Americans. On the one hand, people admire and envy the accomplishments of the world's longest democratic experiment, one that's built the wealthiest, most powerful nation in human history.

2014-12-29 17:06

Bitter much?

By Deauwand MyersOn Aug. 9, 2014, a police officer killed Michael Brown, 18, an African American, in Ferguson, Missouri. Last week, the world got what it expected: no one will be held accountable.A white, American male posted of a friend of mine’s Facebook page, “bitter much," after she expressed anger at Michael Brown’s murder, and the cruel, virulently racist comments people left on news sites, e.g.: “The thug got what he deserved", “the feral animal," “he committed strong-arm robbery," “his parents should have done a better job."I am not particula...

2014-12-01 17:07

President Park's broken promises

Korean presidents serve one five-year term. Originally, the limit was created to discourage a perpetual head of state who never leaves office. Because of Korea’s long and bloody history of dictators/pseudo-presidents, this made perfect sense.

2014-11-17 17:29

The Good Negro

With the American mid-terms upon us, let's explore what is partially on the ballot today, November 4. President Obama presents to the American zeitgeist a kind of conundrum. He is, literally, an African-American: his mother was white; his father was African. President Obama encapsulates the lingering friction between American ideals and its social realities.

2014-11-03 17:13

To the least of these

"And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.” - Matthew 25:50, The King James Bible. To endeavor for justice, (for the infirmed, the weak, the young, the poor, and the socially undesirable) is really at the heart of most of the world's religions. Yet, Korea has a poor record when it comes to aiding those most in need.

2014-10-20 17:05

Freedom in Itaewon

“Ghetto” is a word packed with meaning. It started in Europe: places where Jews were segregated from the Christian populations. Later, during World War II, it had a much more ominous meaning. These ghettos were not only where Jews were relegated, but they became the processing grounds for Jewish internment in concentration camps. In these ghettos, poverty, disease, cursory executions and crime were rampant.

2014-10-06 17:05

Violence against women

Kim Hyun-joong, a K-pop star of screen and music, has recently become embroiled in a scandal of his own making. He hit his girlfriend. NFL star Ray Rice was terminated because of surveillance footage showing him brutally punching his then-fiancee unconscious, then dragging her limp body out of the elevator in which the incident took place.

2014-09-22 16:59

The knight's not right (2)

In my last column, I argued against American interventionist policies. Historical evidence supports my main assertion: American foreign policy, along with its European counterparts, isn't good for America or the world, often creating conditions for dictatorships, radicalism, poverty and a host of other social ills attendant with imperialism. Playing peacekeeper of the Earth has also meant high opportunity costs to American society, and has seriously, negatively affected the quality of life for many Americans. Some Western Europeans, and citizens of the British Commonwealth, scoff at the back...

2014-09-01 17:15

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