The Myopia Blog
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Affiliation

Byunghwan Ben Son, PhD

George Mason University (Global Affairs)

Attempted Coup/Insurrection in Korea

Korea
I am emotional even now, but wrote something for MSNBC about the attempted coup (or insurrection) by Yoon and his cronies. Democracy prevailed. But it came very close (and…
Dec 6, 2024
Ben

BitCoin; Ford job cut

finance
“Bitcoin’s shift towards respectability should concern us all”
Nov 20, 2024
Ben

voter turnout

election
Voter Turnout in US 2024 Election
Nov 12, 2024
Ben

2024 Election Recap

election
Election Recap: Inflation and Immigration
Nov 7, 2024
Ben

 

VOA-Korea, comments on the election

election
I appeared on a Voice of America-Korea Radio show (in Korean) to comment on the presidential elections. I wasn’t offered a lot of minutes, which I should’ve expected.
Nov 6, 2024
Ben

Market Expectations on USD and Election

election
finance
The uncertainty surrounding Trump’s platform is nothing new. More so with his current plans involving tariffs and overall isolationism. These all have pretty straightforward…
Nov 4, 2024
Ben

Guest Lecture for a Songdo Campus course

blog
Tomorrow night, I am guest lecturing for a Honors sequence course (GLOA 491) in Mason Songdo Campus. The course is for the Songdo campus students who are in honors and will…
Oct 28, 2024
Ben

 

Overheating?

central bank
Brazil
Giles’ Central Banks News Letter
Oct 15, 2024
Ben

 

Zuckerberg wants out; JP Morgan and Wagner; Insulate foreign policies from politics

Korea
finance
market
“Mark Zuckerberg Is Done With Politics”
Sep 24, 2024
Ben

 

PBOC rate cut; Chinese laptops

central bank
China
“PBoC cuts key interest rate and announces wave of measures to boost growth”
Sep 23, 2024
Ben

job market; venture capital; exploding pagers; rate cut expectations

market
finance
Middle East
“Blanked or rejected: is finding a job harder than ever?”
Sep 18, 2024
Ben

Confidence in Fed; Netflix

central bank
market
Chris Giles’s Central Banks
Sep 17, 2024
Ben

Chinese interference; Fed rate cut

China
central bank
“In New York Case, Signs of a Familiar China Playbook”
Sep 16, 2024
Ben

 

Presidential Debate; Italy; Bank Regulation

finance
election
Italy
“Kamala Harris makes Donald Trump look out of his depth”
Sep 11, 2024
Ben

 

AI warning; Lithium mines in Serbia

tech
Serbia
“Biggest US companies warn of growing AI risk”
Aug 18, 2024
Ben

 

Walz and China; Unkraine in Russia; Sado Mines”

election
Korea
China
“Japan’s Sado Island Gold Mines Designated as UNESCO World Heritage Site With South Korea’s Backing”
Aug 11, 2024
Ben

 

TSMC struggles in AZ; Data-driven Market bounce-back; autocratizers temper with CBI?

finance
chips
central bank
“What Works in Taiwan Doesn’t Always in Arizona, a Chipmaking Giant Learns”
Aug 8, 2024
Ben

The Unwinding of JPY carry trade; Walz as VP pick

election
finance
Japan
“Unwinding of yen ‘carry trade’ still threatens markets, say analysts”
Aug 7, 2024
Ben

Market trouble, world-wide

finance
“Global stock markets tumble as worries grow over US recession”
Aug 5, 2024
Ben

Limits of Chips embargo; Buffett sells Apple shares

tech
“With Smugglers and Front Companies, China Is Skirting American A.I. Bans”
Aug 4, 2024
Ben

 

Spy disaster in Korea; Post-Brexit conditions; Israel Spies

intelligence
Korea
Israel
Brexit
“정보사 블랙요원 정보 유출, 건국 이래 최대 방첩 실패”
Aug 1, 2024
Ben

 

Venezuela election; Supreme court reform bill; McDonald’s predicament

election
Venezuela
market
US
“Nations Denounce Venezuelan Election, Demanding Transparency”
Jul 29, 2024
Ben

 

VP pick

election
“Spaceman, Senator, V.P. Pick? Kamala Harris Sizes Up Mark Kelly.”
Jul 26, 2024
Ben

PEF; tech stocks

finance
tech
“How private equity tangled banks in a web of debt”
Jul 25, 2024
Ben

 

Anti-tourism in Europe

Europe
India
finance
“The cost of Europe’s backlash against tourists”
Jul 23, 2024

 

Harris surge; Tough Job market; Chinese pressure on Taiwan

US
election
China
Taiwan
“Harris Seizes Control, Clearing Field, Raising Cash and Slamming Trump”
Jul 22, 2024
Ben

 

IT Shutdown; Chinese need for stimulus

tech
“What caused the huge global IT outage?”
Jul 19, 2024
Ben

Spy Fiasco; Treasury Bond and the US election

Korea
election
finance
“Former CIA analyst charged with acting as South Korean agent”
Jul 18, 2024
Ben

 

Iran’s new president; US political media mystery

Iran
US
election
finance
admin
“Iran’s New President Promises Changes. Can He Deliver?”
Jul 16, 2024
Ben

French Election; AI; Investment Banking

election
AI
finance
“French leftwing parties jostle to lead new government after unexpected victory”
Jul 8, 2024
Ben

The summer hiatus is coming to an end

admin
Ocean City (MD) was fun.
Jul 7, 2024
Ben

European commercial bonds; CCP Suppression of dissents’ children in US; money laundering network; Bolivian coup

China
finance
crime
Bolivia
“The new money laundering network fuelling the fentanyl crisis”
Jun 27, 2024
Ben

Mines and Taliban; The Squad in Democratic Primaries; New NATO caretaker; soverign debt

Taliban
election
US
NATO
finance
“How the Taliban took over Afghanistan’s mines”
Jun 26, 2024
Ben

 

ICC; Kenya

Russia
Kenya
Guyana
“Police Fire Arms Amid Tax Protests in Kenya; 5 Reported Killed”
Jun 25, 2024
Ben

Tory’s disaster; workers in Chinese tech companies; Doctors feud over Gaza

UK
election
China
tech
Gaza
“How Support for Britain’s Conservative Party is Collapsing”
Jun 24, 2024
Ben

 

Central Bankers’ limitations; Trump fund raising

election
US
finance
“Trump Has Rapidly Eroded Biden’s Edge in 2024 Cash Battle”
Jun 21, 2024
Ben

 

Russia; Russia, North Korea, and China

NK
Russia
China
“Russia and North Korea’s Defense Pact Is a Told-You-So Moment in Asia”
Jun 20, 2024
Ben

 

Drones; Elections; Bonds

Ukraine
South Africa
election
France
“Ukraine’s naval drone success holds a huge lesson for the U.S. Navy”
Jun 19, 2024
Ben

 

French Election & Market; Disinformation in Austria; Migrants in the US

central bank
France
election
disinformation
“ECB chief economist plays down need to intervene in French bond market”
Jun 18, 2024
Ben

 

China-UK; Sanctions; Putin-Kim

China
sanctions
Russia
NK
“British army delays King Charles cap badges over China spying fears”
Jun 17, 2024
Ben

 

Welcome, sort of

admin
Blogging may belong to the ancient civilization. But hey, I am not exactly the young blood in town. In fact, as I get older writing–really the biggest part of my job…
Jun 12, 2024
Ben
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