North and South, on the 60th anniversary of the end of the Korean War, couldn't be more different.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, arrives at the "Arirang"… (Wong Maye-E / Associated…)
SEOUL — Americans like to pretend that politics don't matter and to bemoan the slight differences between our political parties. These are luxuries we can afford as the world's richest and most stable country. But for much of the world, politics are a matter of life and death. That is particularly evident in South Korea, which this weekend celebrates the 60th anniversary of the armistice that ended the Korean War.
