The Korea Herald

[Digital Simplicity] Spotify and Teleparty signal importance of new digital experience

Feb 6, 2021

Audio streaming service Spotify made its debut in South Korea on Tuesday, signaling a fresh round of competition among streaming apps. A lot of digital music fans here have high hopes for Spotify, w...
[Noah Smith] Take heart, doomscrollers, America's on the way back

Feb 5, 2021

Last year made it feel as if the US was a nation in steep decline. And in some worrying ways it is. But looking back on 2020, and looking ahead to 2021, there are signs that the country has robust re...
[Joseph E. Stiglitz] Biden goes big in COVID stimulus

Feb 4, 2021

US President Joe Biden has proposed a $1.9 trillion rescue plan to help the American economy recover from the pandemic. Many Republicans oppose it, suddenly consumed with the fiscal religion they unc...
[Lee Kyong-hee] A filmmaker’s odyssey to uncover history

Feb 4, 2021

An estimated 100,000 children were orphaned during the Korean War (1950-1953). Families in North America and Western Europe adopted many of the South Korean orphans. That is well documented. But much...
[Kim Seong-kon] Between shame and fame, repelling and charming

Feb 3, 2021

Recently, we have been watching the fall of our prominent politicians due to their disgraceful acts or fraudulent lives in the past. The irony is that these hypocrites have preached social justice, f...
[Contribution] Three considerations for changing climate action

Feb 2, 2021

A quote from the book “The Art of Praise” by Yoshiyuki Suzuki has recently caught my eye: “The act of praise is completed when you convey the words the other person truly wants to hear.” I think this...
[Ivo Daalder] Biden takes a balanced approach to Russia

Feb 2, 2021

For the past 30 years, every new president entering the White House since the Cold War did so determined to improve relations with Russia. Bill Clinton believed more economic assistance would help R...
[Tyler Cowen] Focus on families, not on wages

Feb 2, 2021

The Democratic Party has before it a choice between two economic policies: a big increase in the federal minimum wage, to $15 an hour from $7.25; and a per-child cash benefit of several thousand doll...
[James Stavridis] Trump got a space force. Biden should get a cyber force

Feb 1, 2021

Nearly lost in the tumult of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol and the excitement of Joe Biden‘s inauguration is the continuing fallout from the massive data breach of SolarWinds Corp. by suspec...
[Jean Pisani-Ferry] A global pandemic alarm bell

Feb 1, 2021

Seen from Europe, Asia, or even North America, Manaus, the capital of the Brazilian state of Amazonas, is as remote as can be. Yet the 501Y.V3 variant of the coronavirus recently detected there has a...
[Serendipity] Cheer on the young

Jan 29, 2021

Alas, before I have had a chance to decide on a New Year’s resolution, or decide whether to ditch the whole idea of making resolutions as suggested by some self-improvement gurus, we are nearing the ...
[Robert J. Fouser] What next Seoul mayor should do

Jan 29, 2021

On April 7, 2021, Seoul will hold a special election for mayor. Seoul has been without a mayor since former Mayor Park Won-soon’s shocking suicide in July 2020. The election of a new mayor will stir ...
[Kim Myong-sik] Is Korean police ready for new role?

Jan 28, 2021

Last week, the Korean National Police Agency announced a major personnel reshuffle, involving almost all of its 550 superintendents, the core of the police force. Printed in fine letters, the names a...
[Kim Seong-kon] Godspeed for the USS Biden

Jan 27, 2021

On Jan. 20, 2021, the Biden era has officially begun in the United States. Watching the inauguration ceremony, many Americans and foreigners look forward to the restoration of the America they used t...
[Noah Feldman] Congress losing power for a hundred years

Jan 27, 2021

The storming of the US Capitol on Jan. 6 was a real lowlight for Congress. At least during the sacking of Washington in the war of 1812, the White House burned alongside the Capitol. But on Jan. 6, 2...