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[TODAY]A different view of a family feud
The drama of the Iraq war has obscured two other, though only diplomatic, wars within the West: one between France and Germany against the United States, the other between those two and 18 other European nations, including Spain, Poland, Britain and Bulgaria, who refused to distance themselves from America and to accept the leadership bid of Paris and Berlin. It was a typical Western family quarrel, though a very serious one. After all, even in …
June 12,2003
[FOUNTAIN]Portrait of a young artist
James Joyce (1882-1941) is considered a genius who was ahead of his time in literature, just as Picasso was in painting and Schoenberg was in music. The day Mr. Joyce met his lifelong companion, Nora, was June 16, 1904. The reason Irish people celebrate that day every year is that Mr. Joyce carved the memory of his romance of that day in his masterpiece “Ulysses,” a fictional treatment of what happened June 16, 1904 in Dublin, Ireland. This is…
June 12,2003
[INSIGHT]Plain speaking just plain bad
Every political authority has its own culture and that culture is bound to vastly affect society. Consider food. Knife-cut noodles and monk fish with red chili and garlic sauce were the rage during the Kim Young-sam government because that was what they served for lunch at the Blue House. In the days of the Kim Dae-jung administration, skate, a fish with a flat body, and a type of seaweed known as mesaengi were popular for their association with…
June 11,2003
[FORUM]Searching for code of the times
He read the ”code,” or spirit, of the time well, so he was able to seize power and put people who shared the same feelings in battle formation. But why are things going wrong over and over again? This is because the first so-called code was an emotional outpouring centered on the younger generation, the second was a shaky ideological code championed by inexperienced people. The third is a realistic code required by the times. People still talk …
June 11,2003
[FOUNTAIN]Musing on a mountain
In the early summer, Mount Bukhan is full of life. Fresh foliage is getting darker day by day. The change of leaves when they receive the overflowing energy of the sun is marvelous. Bugs march about in dark green woods losing the traces of spring and squirrels stroll on a trail on a ridge. An hour’s walk along a rocky uphill road starting from Gugi-dong leads to the Bibong ridgeline. Beyond the ridgeline, three peaks called Baekundae, Insubong a…
June 11,2003
[OUTLOOK]It was money spent unwisely
Thirty Millennium Demo-cratic legislators, including Kim Keun-tae, who stood in last year’s primary for the presidential nomination, voiced their criticism that the investigation of the independent counsel into the 400 billion won ($334 million) transfer to North Korea before the inter-Korean summit in 2000 is too tilted to legal punishment of those involved. Complaining that the investigation ignores the political needs behind the cash payment a…
June 10,2003
[VIEWPOINT]Japan’s problem, not Korea’s
The South Korea-Japan summit last weekend was an indispensable event at a time when the two leaders should address the knotty North Korean nuclear problem and future-oriented relations of the two countries. It also marked the first visit of our head of state to Japan in the 21st century. But the summit talks were unavoidably carried out in an unsettled atmosphere from the beginning, because the meeting was held at a delicate time, on Korea’s n…
June 10,2003
[FOUNTAIN]The Dutch disease
The word “Dutch disease” is used to describe the Netherlands’ experience in the 1960s. At that time the country thought it would prosper after a huge natural gas field was discovered. But the gas field could not boost the nation’s economy. On the contrary, the Netherlands suffered an economic slowdown. Since then, the term “Dutch disease” has been used to warn that a boom in a particular economic sector, regardless of the geographic area or kin…
June 10,2003
[OUTLOOK]To live better, work harder
The economic capability and living conditions of a country depend on how diligently the people of that country work and how much they produce. That is why gross national product is considered to represent national income. Whether the people of a country become lazy or work hard depends on the various political, economic and social institutions and national management systems that govern that society. South and North Korea, as well as West and …
June 09,2003
[VIEWPOINT]Life’s journey is made of dreams
Whenever I have a chance to interview or talk with students, I ask them, “What is your dream?” Most cannot answer immediately because they seldom think about such a question. We live in a culture where reflecting on our dreams is not allowed. After long hesitation, the students usually list one or two types of jobs for an answer. But a respectable job, money, fame or power can only be a means to getting what we want and cannot be a goal. We wi…
June 09,2003
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