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21. Deauwand Myers

Korea's reunification: pipe dream

The Olympics are over. And as per usual, Trump's chaotic administration caused a bit of controversy. Yet, honestly, I understood the reasoning behind the said administration's behavior.

2018-03-12 17:06

'Black Panther' matters

Across social media, Marvel's upcoming “Black Panther” movie has stoked quite a lot of excitement, particularly among people of color. At first, I didn't quite understand why. For the uninitiated: Black Panther isn't a first tier comic book character in Marvel's comic universe. (Neither was Iron-Man; but that turned out pretty well for Marvel Studios anyhow).

2018-02-05 17:12

Black Panther Asia Press Conference

'God was never great'

I say that which I have said before: Religion, I'm sorry, is not good. It's never been good. True believers will point to the myriad of good deeds the religious have done throughout history: law, order, charity, kindness, justice and peace.

2018-01-01 10:27

Vote, or perish

Years ago, some of my university students complained about my new grading policy, one that I later reminded them was instituted by the university itself at the request of the Ministry of Education.

2017-12-20 16:09

You're mean one, Mr. Trump (2)

This is the second in a series of open letters to U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of his Nov. 7-8 visit. _ ED. On the eve of Mr. Trump’s visit to Korea, and the coming of the holidays, I’m reminded of an old television animated classic, “How The Grinch Stole Christmas,” based off the eponymous book written by Dr. Seuss. In the TV special, Mr. Grinch, cruel and heartless, steals gifts and Christmas decorations from the entire town of Whoville.

2017-11-01 17:47

We know developing and impoverished countries are confronted with socioeconomic and sociopolitical gender inequities. However, some advanced democracies are way behind in gender equity. In particular: America, Japan and, alas, Korea. Case in point: right before the Chuseok holiday, a professor and coworker friend of mine and I were chatting. She had brought me some slices of pumpkin pie. Heavenly. By all accounts, she’s happy and healthy and her family is doing well. Laughingly, she bemoaned the coming holiday. She’s expected to do the majority of cooking and cleaning for her immediate and e...

2017-10-09 17:05

What have you done for me lately?

Janet Jackson’s 1986 pop hit, “What Have You Done for Me Lately?” is about a lover who used to do great things in the relationship, but hasn’t done anything in a long while to keep the relationship afloat. Way too often, when Republicans and conservatives talk about race relations and social justice in America, they parrot the same tired refrain: “We’re the party of Lincoln. Our party freed the slaves.” That was over a century and a half ago. Whenever I hear this refrain, all I can hum is “What Have You Done for Me Lately?” The answer is: not much, or worse, harm. Republicans, and more broad...

2017-09-06 17:05

Why Trump was right

Please, before the deluge of emails, hear me out. Venal, cruel, racist, sexist, corpulent (and like a lot of unattractive men, has much to say about other people’s appearances, when they themselves could use a gym membership and makeover), a malignant narcissist, dangerously ignorant about domestic and foreign affairs, Trump is frightening. And though I stand by my earlier assertion we’ve had worse American presidents, Trump’s psychological instability is worrying because he has complete control of America’s nuclear arsenal.

2017-08-28 17:21

Dear black people

American Otto Warmbier’s arrest, detention and subsequent death isn’t news anymore. It was widely covered. Less discussed is the reaction said incident garnered from some fellow African-Americans, and colored people more broadly. Blogs, essays, and Facebook commentary too often reflected a cruelty I found shocking and morally reprehensible. “He got what he deserved.” “He was a frat boy; served him right.” “White, male privilege made him think he could break North Korean law and get away with it.” “I can’t muster any sympathy for him with all these police killings of black people in America.”

2017-07-31 18:13

President Moon is a politician. Let us start there. Politicians hold an interesting place in a democracy’s psyche. They inhabit the space similar to celebrities. We build them up to tear them down. We hold them to standards impossible to maintain. Like police officers, we act as if politicians are enlisted from some other-where, some distant constellation where human faults and frailties are not present. There are honorable politicians; there are honorable police officers and famous people, and the majority of them are more good than not.

2017-07-03 17:31

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