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Biden’s unification dilemma

The streets of Washington, D.C. were muddy. Bushes made it hard to travel. Construction for the federal government buildings made the site even more chaotic. The third U.S. President-elect Thomas Jefferson walked the path and...

2021-01-26

The problem is internal division

One of the experiences I can still recall from my days as a correspondent in Washington is meeting a white man holding a sign at a conservative rally in September 2015. Donald Trump, who was taking the country by storm at the...

2021-01-20

What if a leader cheats his people? (KOR)

“I want to know if my president has lied to me,” said an Iowa resident as she cried in a phone conversation with a public broadcasting program on Jan. 6, when the U.S. Congress finalized the victory of President-elect Joe Biden....

2021-01-12

What if a leader cheats his people?

“I want to know if my president has lied to me,” said an Iowa resident as she cried in a phone conversation with a public broadcasting program on Jan. 6, when the U.S. Congress finalized the victory of President-elect Joe Biden....

2021-01-12

The Korean Trump

Donald Trump, who has rocked the world with his endless lies, was defeated by Joe Biden in the U.S. presidential election. Many people are relieved that they will no longer suffer from the egomaniac’s Twitter messages and fake...

2020-11-16

Inclusive politics in crisis

U.S. President Donald Trump is refusing to concede his defeat in the election and threatening to sue his way to re-election. Trump was widely criticized for his botched handling of the coronavirus pandemic, spread of...

2020-11-15

Another Trump in four years? (KOR)

PARK HYUN-YOUNGWashington, D.C. was in a festive mood as Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden was confirmed as the president-elect on Nov. 7. Strangers danced together as music played throughout the streets. In the crowded...

2020-11-15

Another Trump in four years?

PARK HYUN-YOUNGWashington, D.C. was in a festive mood as Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden was confirmed as the president-elect on Nov. 7. Strangers danced together as music played throughout the streets. In the crowded...

2020-11-15

Learning from Trump’s defeat

U.S. President Donald Trump failed to get re-elected despite the many advantages of an incumbent presidency — the first since George H.W. Bush’s botched attempt at re-election in 1992. Only five out of 20 U.S. presidents failed...

2020-11-09

Reshaping America

Joe Biden has declared his victory in the U.S. presidential race after getting more than half of the electoral votes he needed to win. In a speech he made in Wilmington, Delaware, on Saturday, Biden underscored the importance of...

2020-11-08

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