Friday, September 08, 2017
What Should China, South Korea, and the U.S. Do About North Korea?
What Should China, South Korea, and the U.S. Do About North Korea?
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)
"...On the political side, there's useful peace in The National Interest headlined, "Here Is What Chinese Scholars Think about the North Korea Crisis."
The author, Lyle Goldstein, admits up front that "it has not been possible to develop a relatively comprehensive typology of Chinese assessments regarding the Korean nuclear issue."
China's contradictory approach might best be summed up here:
The scholar Li Kaisheng [李开盛] sees no basis for cooperation because of different interests and a fundamental lack of strategic trust between Beijing and Washington. Li explains that one of the major restraints on the United States possible use of force against North Korea has been “China’s opposition and even [the possibility] of Chinese counter-attack" [中国的反对甚至反击]. He also straightforwardly explains that China will not accept the removal of the North Korean ruling regime, because that would mean U.S. military power directly on China’s border and the loss of China’s “strategic buffer” [战略缓冲地带].
Beijing is generally assumed to hold the key to "solving" the problem of North Korean nukes — to whatever extent it can be solved.
The problem is that China apparently wants it all.
The problem is that China apparently wants it all.
To see what I mean, here's a (very) broad outline of possible outcomes:
• The status quo.
• Chinese political or military action against North Korea's nuclear program, up to and perhaps including installing a new regime.• U.S./R.O.K. military action short of regime change.• U.S./R.O.K. military action including regime change, and/or forceful reunification with the South.• There's also the possibility of something like a repeat of the Six Party Talks and a diplomatic resolution. But given that Pyongyang has not and will not live up to any promises to abandon or even limit its nuclear program, this option is really just part of the Status Quo option.
Let's take the main four options one at a time..."
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This IS the american left-----Lawyer: In Campus Rape Disputes, the Accused Should Not Be Presumed Innocent - Hit & Run : Reason.com
Lawyer: In Campus Rape Disputes, the Accused Should Not Be Presumed Innocent - Hit & Run : Reason.com
"The mask slips once again. Laura Dunn, a lawyer and prominent advocate for sexual assault victims, admitted that Title IX—the federal statute behind the Education Department's efforts to compel universities to adjudicate sexual assault—does not require investigators to presume that accused students are innocent.
"The mask slips once again. Laura Dunn, a lawyer and prominent advocate for sexual assault victims, admitted that Title IX—the federal statute behind the Education Department's efforts to compel universities to adjudicate sexual assault—does not require investigators to presume that accused students are innocent.
Dunn thinks that's a good thing.
"A presumption of innocence advantages the accused only, and Title IX requires equity," Dunn wrote in an email to Inside Higher Ed.
"No presumption should be made either way, and schools should engage in an inquisitorial process to determine the truth rather than artificially favor the accused going into it."
The presumption of innocence is considered so fundamental to principles of justice that it is enshrined by the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
In the U.S., the Supreme Court has held that the presumption of innocence is implicit in the Bill of Rights..."
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"A presumption of innocence advantages the accused only, and Title IX requires equity," Dunn wrote in an email to Inside Higher Ed.
"No presumption should be made either way, and schools should engage in an inquisitorial process to determine the truth rather than artificially favor the accused going into it."
The presumption of innocence is considered so fundamental to principles of justice that it is enshrined by the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
In the U.S., the Supreme Court has held that the presumption of innocence is implicit in the Bill of Rights..."
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Petition to declare George Soros a terrorist reaches threshold for White House response
Petition to declare George Soros a terrorist reaches threshold for White House response:
""Whereas George Soros has willfully and on an ongoing basis attempted to destabilize and otherwise commit acts of sedition against the United States and its citizens … The US Federal government, the DOJ should immediately declare George Soros and all of his organizations and staff members to be domestic terrorists, and have all of his personal an organizational wealth and assets seized under Civil Asset Forfeiture law," the petition by E.B. reads."
How annual mileage impacts auto insurance rates in all 50 states | Clark Howard
How annual mileage impacts auto insurance rates in all 50 states | Clark Howard
"When it comes to the price you pay for auto insurance every month, mileage really does matter!
"When it comes to the price you pay for auto insurance every month, mileage really does matter!
According to a new InsuranceQuotes.com study, drivers who increase their annual miles from 5,000 to 20,000 see an average rate increase of 9%.
Read more: Best and worst auto insurance companies
How mileage and location affect car insurance rates
“When determining rates, auto insurers typically use mileage as a major factor.
But the amount varies considerably depending on where you live.
Consumers who live in states with the biggest hikes have more opportunity to save by driving less,” said Laura Adams, senior insurance analyst at InsuranceQuotes.com.
“In California, increasing your mileage from 5,000 to 20,000 causes a premium increase over 25%.”...
This chart illustrates how increased mileage affects annual auto insurance premiums in all 50 states:
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Nets Ignored First Day Of Menendez Trial | The Daily Caller
Nets Ignored First Day Of Menendez Trial | The Daily Caller:
"Democratic Senator Bob Menendez is the first U.S. senator on trial for corruption in 36 years, but ABC, NBC, and CBS chose not to cover the first day of his trial Wednesday.
Not one of the evening shows on the Big Three broadcast networks touched the beginning of the trial, which heated up when the judge in the case told Menendez’s lawyer to “shut up.”"
Not one of the evening shows on the Big Three broadcast networks touched the beginning of the trial, which heated up when the judge in the case told Menendez’s lawyer to “shut up.”"
REPORT: NSA Offered To Give FBI All Of Hillary Clinton's Missing Emails. Comey Said NO. - DCWhispers.com
REPORT: NSA Offered To Give FBI All Of Hillary Clinton's Missing Emails. Comey Said NO. - DCWhispers.com:
"Clinton, you probably remember, “lost” her private emails, which she’d been storing on a personal computer server. Comey chastised her harshly in a televised speech but then said there was a unanimous decision not to recommend prosecution.
Clinton’s emails, which were stolen by the Russians, have never been found. But as I’ve mentioned numerous times, the messages are still in the possession of the National Security Agency (NSA), which offered to give them to the FBI.
Comey turned down that offer, according to a source who has been very reliable."
Clinton’s emails, which were stolen by the Russians, have never been found. But as I’ve mentioned numerous times, the messages are still in the possession of the National Security Agency (NSA), which offered to give them to the FBI.
Comey turned down that offer, according to a source who has been very reliable."
Harvard ‘threatens the lives and freedoms’ of students by letting Charles Murray talk - The College Fix
Harvard ‘threatens the lives and freedoms’ of students by letting Charles Murray talk - The College Fix
"...Charles Murray is a libertarian social scientist who wrote a widely praised book about the decline of the white working class.
He has half-Asian children with an ex-wife he met in Thailand.
"...Charles Murray is a libertarian social scientist who wrote a widely praised book about the decline of the white working class. He has half-Asian children with an ex-wife he met in Thailand.
He’s also a “white nationalist” who “doesn’t belong” at Harvard University.
The undergraduate student government’s black caucus is demanding the Open Campus Initiative, a student group that was formed to host events that “other groups are unwilling to have,” revoke its invitation to Murray to speak tonight.
Three black caucus representatives write in The Harvard Crimson:
Read on!For the Open Campus Initiative to invite Murray to campus and give him an unchecked platform from which he can participate in and legitimize a tradition of dehumanization of marginalized people—the same tradition that is responsible for the tragedy of Charlottesville (and America’s entire history of racial trauma)—is fundamentally at odds with who we should be as a College. We believe that this event is misguided, and urge Open Campus Initiative to cancel it..."
A Federal Agency's Bogus Battle to Keep College Grads Out of Work | Economics21
A Federal Agency's Bogus Battle to Keep College Grads Out of Work | Economics21:
"This article originally appeared on The Hill.
One of the most efficient ways for American employers to fill entry-level positions is through college-campus recruiting and similar programs, which bring the employers directly to younger workers.
Such programs are extraordinarily convenient for the students, too, as they allow them to interview with multiple employers in a short time-frame at a location that’s convenient for them.
It’s very possible that many readers of this article got their first job through just such a program.
But in recent years, federal bureaucrats at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) have declared that such programs should be reclassified as a presumptively illegal form of age discrimination, even when an employer does not intend to discriminate because of age.
According to the EEOC, college recruiting may be age discrimination because most students and recent graduates are under the age of 40, and recruiting them therefore has a “disparate impact” on older workers..."
"This article originally appeared on The Hill.
One of the most efficient ways for American employers to fill entry-level positions is through college-campus recruiting and similar programs, which bring the employers directly to younger workers.Such programs are extraordinarily convenient for the students, too, as they allow them to interview with multiple employers in a short time-frame at a location that’s convenient for them.
It’s very possible that many readers of this article got their first job through just such a program.
But in recent years, federal bureaucrats at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) have declared that such programs should be reclassified as a presumptively illegal form of age discrimination, even when an employer does not intend to discriminate because of age.
According to the EEOC, college recruiting may be age discrimination because most students and recent graduates are under the age of 40, and recruiting them therefore has a “disparate impact” on older workers..."
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