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What do you like to do?

I have an article in today's Korea Times . I wrote it Sunday afternoon as I ate lunch at the Isaac sandwich shop in Suwon. In it, I mention meeting Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. I'm sure that most Koreans will have no idea who he is. But according to surveys, most Americans don't know he is, either, and aren't familiar with the other 8 justices . What do you like to do? By Casey Lartigue Jr. When I was working as a policy analyst and radio talk show host in Washington, D.C., I had the honor of meeting U.S. Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas on several occasions. The first time, at a dinner party, I listened as others asked him serious questions about recent court cases. When it was my turn I started to introduce myself, but he interrupted me to say, ``Casey, I know who you are. You are that young man at the Cato Institute causing so much trouble about school choice." What a surprise! Justice Thomas knew who I was! Instead of

Reporting live, from Hankook

The Republic of Hankook Michael Breen suggests that South Korea should change its name to differentiate itself from North Korea. It may make sense, but it is so unrealistic that if it happened, Breen would probably be the most surprised. He suggests the name be changed to Hankook. Okay, I'll play along. Mathias Specht writes about the importance of branding Hankook for tourism purposes. Specht, unfortunately, is not a very clear writer. He does finally say: "I n the case of Korea, a similar storyline could rather convincingly (and truthfully) be built around its recent economic achievements, which are nothing short of breathtaking." Does he seriously believe that people will want to visit Korea today because of its economic improvement? * * * Suppose you were an idiot. Suppose you were Charles Schumer. But we repeat ourselves Charles Schumer, idiot Congressman from New York, is determined to force American consumers to pay more for honey. Of course, that's not wha

Upcoming events

I'm scheduled to be a featured guest on Mind Yo' Business hosted by Brian Higgins on XM 169 The Power. Briwn will be interviewing me from America, I'll be talking on my cell phone from South Korea, I should be on the air from 9:15 or 10:15 a.m. ET (10:15 or 11:15 p.m. Korea time). I'll be talking about a number of things related to South Korea, including traveling and working here, Korean politics, North Korea, education. * * * June 18 I will be the MC for a Wine Business Party of Korean and American professionals in South Korea. Will give more details. I've convinced them to give a discount to anyone who mentions my name. * * * At the end of the month I'll be speaking to a group of freshmen reporters at one of the universities here. CJL