Tag: north korea

• Will They or Won’t They: The Trump-Un Dance

  I’ve been following the on-again, off-again US-North Korean summit news with much interest, like, I suppose, is much of the world.  For me, it’s more than just the issues of global peace that interest me, though those are, without doubt, the most important part about this possible diplomatic break-through. My interest is more than just […]

  sassevn

  May 27, 2018

  Current Events, politics, Uncategorized

  north korea, south korea, Trump

• Is Society More Dysfunctional Than It Used to Be? (not really)

  It’s easy to think that we live in a dysfunctional society. When’s the last time Congress worked together on an issue to accomplish a big task? Hmmmm …  ??? We complain about everything. Education (Common Core), Health Care (Obamacare), Economy, civil rights, and whatever are the big issues of the day. I think that’s the […]

  sassevn

  January 15, 2015

  History & Culture, Stalin

  1896 election, Al Smith, catholic politicians, FDR court-packing, first continental congress, free press, free speech, north korea, pluralism, society

• Don’t trust the word democracy. (aka: the principles of a democracy)

  North Korea is officially known as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Don’t trust the word democracy. Countries can call themselves what they like but it doesn’t change the fact of what they are in real life. I don’t know anyone, outside of the North Korean communist party, who would offer the word ‘democracy’ to […]

  sassevn

  September 8, 2014

  History & Culture

  basic principles of democracy, democracy, forms of government, north korea, socialism, Vietnam