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What America can learn from Finland — one of the world’s most successful democracies

On July 2, 1776, a Finnish American man held the destiny of the United States in his hands. The scene was the hall in Philadelphia that hosted the...

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William Doyle

How data heists fuel digital imperialism

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Kang Hyun-Kyung

Raids on clergy reveal fragility of informal diplomacy

Raids on clergy reveal fragility of informal diplomacy

Kim Jang-hwan preaches at the 56th National Prayer Breakfast at the Shilla Hotel in Jung District, Seoul on Nov. 22, 2024. Korea Times photo by...

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Shim Jae-Yun

The West is facing five fearsome new giants

The West is facing five fearsome new giants

Social isolation is bad for individuals, increasing the chances of premature death as much as smoking 15 cigarettes a day, but it is also bad for...

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Adrian Wooldridge

Voting rights are back on trial... again

In October, one of the most consequential cases before the Supreme Court began. Six white Justices, two Black and one Latina took the bench for...

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Terrell Couch

AI is more likely to cause a labor shortage. Here’s why

There are two big worries when it comes to the rapid advances in artificial intelligence. The first is that it will lead to robot overlords that...

01.12.2025 40

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Allison Schrager

DHS has better ways to spend $200 million than this

DHS has better ways to spend $200 million than this

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, right, and Citadel President, Gen. Glenn Walters, view the Corps of Cadets parade at the Citadel, at...

01.12.2025 30

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Patricia Lopez

The best deal of all is compassion

Down parkas. Designer handbags. Winter boots. Every Friday after Thanksgiving, crowds barge into stores, elbows flying, desperate to snag the...

27.11.2025 5

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Rebecca Libauskas

The gender wars are heating up — on the right

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Abby Mccloskey