What if a Democrat ruled like Trump?
The San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial Board has a long, consistent history of opposing overreach by presidents of both parties. When George W. Bush was in the Oval Office, we criticized his habit of appending "signing statements" to laws he signed that made clear there were parts of the laws he wouldn't enforce.
It is happening: Beware monkey-human hybrids
Scientists in China are boasting that they've successfully put a human brain gene into a dozen monkeys, and are itching to go further.
Park Yoon-bae | 2019-04-16 15:58
Immigration: Hard line policies to get harder
If there was ever any hope that President Donald Trump's views on immigration might be softening - that, for example, he might recognize the inhumanity of traumatizing young children by separating them from their mothers in order to scare other families from even attempting to enter the country - recent events are a reminder that what the president really wants is to close th...
Rich can fight inequality, too
When wealthy people espouse leftwing causes, such as redistribution of wealth, those on the right often label them hypocrites. "If you are so concerned about equality, why don't you give up some of your own income first?" is the usual retort.
Netanyahu victory dashes hope of Palestinian state
Tuesday's election of Benjamin Netanyahu to a fifth term as Israeli prime minister will have a dramatic impact on Israel's future that many Americans are unaware of.
How, and to what extent, can Europe rely on itself for its wellbeing, security, and international influence? Global power shifts, geopolitical uncertainties, and doubts about the reliability of the United States as an ally have injected new urgency into this debate. Its outcome will be crucial for Europe's future.
The Japanese who fought for Korea's freedom
As the ever-changing tension between Japan and South Korea tugs and pulls at opinions, there is a victim that few pay any attention to. That victim is history. In Japan's re-telling of the colonial and war years, history's gray areas have often been smudged, if not completely erased. Sanitized and made palatable for Japanese sensitivities, this less-offensive history minimize...
Excursion to so-called Enemy Cemetery in Paju
Not long ago, my friend Audrey and I got into her metallic blue Volkswagen and headed north to Paju's Jeokseong township - coming within five kilometers of the Demilitarized Zone. The highway on which we drove is known to locals as Jayu-ro, or Freedom Road.
EU leaders endorse China accord at tricky time for ties
In Wednesday night's EU summit, European presidents and prime ministers expressed satisfaction with the unexpected agreements at Tuesday's EU-China meetings. The two sides, led by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, reached an unexpected joint statement that saw significant 11th-hour compromises from Beijing in a show of unity in ...
Guillotine of public opinion comes for Biden
About the time that the #MeToo movement really started to get traction in 2017, I compared it to the Salem witch trials. I wasn't the only one, and it was hardly an original idea, but the parallels between what happened in Massachusetts centuries ago and what was happening in real time on cable TV, in print media, and most especially in Congress were undeniable.
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