Opinion

A Museum for the Next Generation — Without the Next Generation

While reporting on the void left by Myung Ki Hong, chairman of the M&L Hong Foundation and a longtime pillar of the Korean American...

The Return of the Manual Transmission

The moment I climbed into a yellow Pony driving-school car with an instructor and pulled onto the road, I was nervous. I had to...

Michelle Steel’s Appointment Is an Opportunity South Korea Should Not Waste

Michelle Steel is about to take up her post as the new U.S. ambassador to South Korea. She has taken the oath of office, and...

The June headline unemployment rate looks better than it is.

The U.S. economy added only 57,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in June, far below expectations of roughly 110,000. The unemployment rate slipped from 4.3% to 4.2%, but the...

An Apology for the English Language

To all English-language learners: I hereby apologize on behalf of my language. Yes, English is fun to learn, and many rewards come with mastering it....

The Job Market Refuses to Quit

The labor market was supposed to limp. Instead, it jogged. It was supposed to whisper “slowdown.” Instead, it shouted, “Not so fast.” The May...

California Democrats’ Double Standard Exposed in Swalwell Fallout

April was a turbulent month for California politics. For Democrats in particular, it was nothing short of a political nightmare. The party, which has...

The Economy Rebounded, but Inflation and Tariffs Complicate the Outlook

The first-quarter GDP report shows that the U.S. economy regained momentum after a weak end to 2025, but the details are not entirely reassuring....

National Museum of Korea has World’s 3rd Largest Attendance

On my first visit to Seoul, the National Museum was housed in the former Japanese General Government Building for its final year on the...

Robots Over Humans? Hyundai’s Metaplant Faces Jobs Dilemma

When first stepping inside Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America in Savannah, Georgia, what stood out wasn’t humans. During a media tour held on April 23,...