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[Joel Brinkley] U.S. has trust issues with China

A little-noticed disclosure resulting from the American military assault on Osama bin Laden’s home in Pakistan ought to be throwing a bright spotlight on a serious dilemma for the United States.Before they left, Navy Seals blew up the stealth helicopter that crashed just outside bin Laden’s house. But the tail section remained intact, studded with design elements of its stealth technology, somethi

Viewpoints June 9, 2011

[Joel Brinkley] U.S. has trust issues with China

[Graham E. Fuller] Saudi’s false reading of reality

A panicky Saudi Arabia has now openly seized the banner of outspoken opposition to Iran across the Muslim world, surpassing even Washington’s long and obsessive Iran-centered interpretation of Middle East events. Riyadh is perpetuating a false ― and hence dangerously misleading ― reading of key regional issues.The Saudi Kingdom grows understandably fearful as “stable” autocratic rule in the region

Viewpoints June 8, 2011

[Graham E. Fuller] Saudi’s false reading of reality

[Liu Shijin] China’s true status

Despite the remarkable economic and social development it has achieved since reform and opening-up in 1978, China is still a developing nation, as indicated by both its per capita economic indices and its economic and social structure.It is necessary to take into account a country’s economic aggregate and its per capita output to accurately measure its real economic and social development levels.

Viewpoints June 8, 2011

[Meghan Daum] David Mamet’s new herd

David Mamet, the acclaimed playwright known for characters that drop the F-bomb at every opportunity, has dropped the ultimate bomb on his fans and the creative community: He is no longer a “brain-dead liberal” but rather a “newly minted conservative.”This revelation is spelled out in his new book, “The Secret Knowledge: On the Dismantling of American Culture,” which hit stores last week. Accordin

Viewpoints June 8, 2011

[Robert Reich] Unbridled public contractors in U.S.

President Obama is mulling an executive order to force big government contractors to disclose their political spending. He should issue it immediately. But he should go further ― banning all political activity by companies receiving more than half their revenues from the U.S. government.Consider Lockheed Martin, the nation’s largest contractor. It’s received more than $19 billion in federal contra

Viewpoints June 8, 2011

[Robert Reich] Unbridled public contractors in U.S.

[Editorial] Summit obsession

The two Koreas have so far had two summits, first in 2000 and second in 2007. Those reading the “declarations” from what were hailed as historic meetings would be dismayed at the little effect they have had on the relations between the two parts of the Korean Peninsula.In the two documents, the South and the North agreed to build mutual trust through economic cooperation and exchanges in all field

Editorial June 7, 2011

[Editorial] Naval buildup

With the operational deployment of its second Aegis-class destroyer, the 7,600-ton Yulgok YiYi, in the East Sea last week, the Republic of Korea Navy has significantly increased its defense capabilities. The addition of the Yulgok YiYi means that the Navy now has 11 destroyers of 3,000 tons or larger defending the seas off the three coasts against enemy intrusion. In early 2013, they will be joine

Editorial June 7, 2011

[Joseph E. Stiglitz] Choosing the next IMF leader

NEW YORK ― Sooner than expected, the International Monetary Fund will have a new managing director. For more than a decade, I have criticized the fund’s governance, symbolized by the way its leader is chosen. By gentlemen’s agreement among the majority shareholders ― the G8 ― the managing director is to be a European, with Americans in the number two post and at the head of the World Bank.The Euro

Viewpoints June 7, 2011

[Joseph E. Stiglitz] Choosing the next IMF leader

[Edward Humes] Wal-Mart gets that a smaller carbon footprint is good for business

If you care about green, it’s hard not to view these as the worst of times, marked by looming climate, water and energy crises, vanishing fisheries, mile-a-minute deforestation ― the list is numbingly endless. In response, we have a largely apathetic public, an environmental lobby rendered toothless by said apathy, a political left and center paralyzed by fear that protecting the planet might hurt

Viewpoints June 7, 2011

[Kim Seong-kon] Literature: An end to chronic ideological warfare

The third Seoul International Forum for Literature, which took place at Kyobo Conference Hall two weeks ago, was a literary festival for writers from all over the world. Under the theme, “The Globalizing World and the Human Community,” 14 celebrated international writers including two Nobel laureates, Le Clezio and Gao Xingjian, joined 31 representative Korean writers to discuss what to write and

Viewpoints June 7, 2011

[Kim Seong-kon] Literature: An end to chronic ideological warfare

[Moshe Bar] Human memory: What did you do last Sunday?

I recently enlisted a friend to sit down with me while waiting for our boys to finish a class one Saturday, and we each tried to remember what we had done on the previous Sunday. It was an agonizing exercise that resulted in a blank. I could almost feel the cognitive path my mind was taking, and it always ended with a wall.Conversations with our respective wives revealed that my friend had spent m

Viewpoints June 6, 2011

[Michael Smerconish] Over-scrutinizing lives costs us potential leaders

Mitch Daniels would have added some much-needed substance to the national dialogue. His reason for not running for president is a sad commentary on the sideshow our elections have become.I spoke with Indiana’s popular chief executive last week. We discussed how he had turned a $200 million deficit into a $1.3 billion surplus without raising taxes. And how his insistence on drastic spending cuts ha

Viewpoints June 6, 2011

[Gregory Rodriguez] Unhappy white majority

“White Americans See Anti-White Bias on the Rise.” That was a headline in the Wall Street Journal in May, and more than any other domestic index or statistic, it’s that sentiment that should worry you about America’s future.While many commentators saw Barack Obama’s election as signaling the emergence of a post-racial America, it might one day be seen instead as the symbolic moment all Americans b

Viewpoints June 5, 2011

[Bogdan Kipling] Legendary bartender poured on as his best customers dwindled

WASHINGTON ― As head bartender of the National Press Club, “Big Jack” Kujawski had a prime vantage point to witness the sad demise of print journalism over the past 25 years. To say he didn’t like what he saw is an understatement of star magnitude.When Kujawski arrived at the NPC in the mid-1980s, its 14th floor bar overlooking the historic Willard Hotel was crowded with hard-drinking and heavy-sm

Viewpoints June 5, 2011

[Editorial] Mobile rate cuts

SK Telecom, the nation’s largest mobile carrier, is set to cut its service charges from September. According to one estimate, the rate cuts, which include a 1,000 won discount on the basic service charge and 50 free text messages each month, amount to an average of 28,000 won a year per customer.The rate cuts should please consumers. But not too much. Consumer organizations and advocacy groups com

Editorial June 3, 2011

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