On June 25, 1950, North Korean troops crossed the 38th parallel to invade the fledgling democratic south. Amidst changing borders, victories, and defeats, hundreds of thousands of Koreans from the North escaped to the South in the hopes of finding freedom. Two of these refugees were my grandfathers. My maternal grandfather grew up in Pyongyang...
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Andrew Yang hopes to create an enlightened technocracy as president. Is that just what America needs?
Above: Andrew Yang (Credit: Quartz) Andrew Yang, a 44-year-old affable technocrat, is leading a rather whimsical presidential run, fused with a litany of policy proposals tackling every aspect of American life. His policies include renovating abandoned malls as new public spaces, limiting smartphone use among children, reviving earmarks in the legislative process, making community...
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It Turns Out That Socialism is Very Popular in America, Part II
Above: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, colloquially known as ‘AOC’, is a self-identified democratic socialist and rising star in the Democrat Party. She recently announced an extremely ambitious, and arguably highly unrealistic plan, ‘The Green New Deal’ which promises to make the United States carbon-neutral in 11 years (Credit: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images/New York Magazine). Previously, I wrote...
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It Turns Out That Socialism is Very Popular in America
The following is part one of a two-part essay on the reasons for the growth of Socialism in 2010s America. Above: Residents protest evictions in San Francisco, where Sillicon Valley’s gentrification has resulted in skyrocketing housing costs and growing homelessness (credit: Zelda Bronstein, The Nation/Ted Gullicksen, Antievictionmappingproject.net). One out of three millennials in Donald Trump’s America...
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Venezuela: The Syria of Latin America
Above Credit: The Atlantic Failed States and Global Security Nearly 2 million people have fled Venezuela since 2015, making it the most serious refugee crisis in Latin America’s recent history. These refugees are fleeing what has in effect become a failed state, and most are finding refuge in neighboring Colombia, which has emerged from over...