USA Today (July 30)
North American players sometimes get upset when facing criticism. They should “just give thanks that they don’t live in North Korea.” For failing to advance beyond the first round in the World Cup, the North Korean soccer team was humiliated publically for six hours. Their coach has been sent to do construction work and kicked out of the Workers’ Party. USA Today notes the irony. “They make him a blue collar guy, but won’t let him be in the Workers’ Party? Go figure.”
Tags: North Korea, World Cup
Los Angeles Times (July 29)Los Angeles Times (July 29)
Japan is “a bright spot.” While the media often focuses on Japan’s lost decade, Japan is actually “a country from which Americans might learn a thing or two.” Japan has 5% unemployment (versus 10% in the U.S.), universal healthcare (versus 47 million uninsured), low crime (versus high), and Japan’s list of virtues goes on. “Americans should be so lucky as to experience a Japanese-style lost decade.”
Japan is “a bright spot.” While the media often focuses on Japan’s lost decade, Japan is actually “a country from which Americans might learn a thing or two.” Japan has 5% unemployment (versus 10% in the U.S.), universal healthcare (versus 47 million uninsured), low crime (versus high), and Japan’s list of virtues goes on. “Americans should be so lucky as to experience a Japanese-style lost decade.”
Tags: Healthcare, Japan, Lost decade, Unemployment
