Presidential runners should open eyes to challenges from abroad

Posterity will pass fuller and fairer judgment on the presidency of Barack Obama than is possible today, but on one issue the verdict is already clear: personal integrity. In an especially hostile political environment, Obama was civil and decent, and he served with honor and dignity. Partisanship should not prevent Republicans from acknowledging these truths.　Like his predecessor, George W. Bush, Obama leaves the White House untarred by scandal. His administration was almost entirely free from

Case of Samsung’s Lee should provide lesson for all

Moon Jae-in should clarify whether he opposes or supports the system

Potential presidential candidates make enticing, yet costly promises

Donald Trump’s views on vaccines have long been out of sync with science. Childhood vaccines cause autism, he asserted at a debate in 2015, echoing statements he had made in 2014 and 2012. But now the president-elect is poised to do more than just pass along misinformation: He has asked a die-hard “anti-vaxxer” to lead a commission on “vaccination and scientific integrity.”　The appointee is Robert Kennedy Jr., who has been skeptical about vaccines for years, believing on zero evidence that the p

Both government, business should change to cut collusive ties

Explanation lacking evidence will only amplify suspicion, prolong trial proceedings　

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees “need a thorough vetting.” He’s right, but exactly what he and his colleagues mean by that won’t be clear until the Senate’s confirmation process begins this week. So here‘s a suggestion: Its hearings will best serve the public interest by striving to clarify, not politicize.The constitutional requirement for the Senate is to provide the president its “advice and consent.” Individual senators will define th

Ban’s homecoming to heat up presidential race

Japan should stop pressuring Korea over statue in Busan

Assembly should hasten work to amend the Constitution

Roadmap on fourth industrial revolution should prioritize jobs

Chung must be questioned to put together pieces of puzzle in Choi scandal

For seven years, Republicans have yearned to dismantle the Affordable Care Act. Now that they have the chance, they seem wholly unprepared to do it right. Much work is still needed to figure out how to avoid destabilizing the health-insurance system. Yet, in their hurry, leaders in Congress seem to want to skip that part. What’s the rush?　　Republicans are allowing themselves just three weeks to develop a budget bill that would scuttle “Obamacare” -- ending the tax penalties on people who don’t h