After escaping from the prison that is North Korea, Yeonmi Park settled in America. She found that those most blessed in the land of the free were most scarred by hatred, fear, and collective guilt. Is her adopted land becoming like her birthplace? Not if William Shipley can help it. He defends American prisoners of…

After escaping from the prison that is North Korea, Yeonmi Park settled in America. She found that those most blessed in the land of the free were most scarred by hatred, fear, and collective guilt. Is her adopted land becoming like her birthplace? Not if William Shipley can help it. He defends American prisoners of…

After escaping from the prison that is North Korea, Yeonmi Park settled in America. She found that those most blessed in the land of the free were most scarred by hatred, fear, and collective guilt. Is her adopted land becoming like her birthplace? Not if William Shipley can help it. He defends American prisoners of…

In her new book, “While Time Remains: A North Korean Defector’s Search for Freedom in America,” Yeonmi Park issues an ominous warning about what the future may hold for America if the present course is not reversed. Park was born in North Korea and endured a horrible existence in her early years, which she wrote about…

“The tactics that are being used in America right now to control people are the same tactics the North Korean regime used to control us and enslave us eventually,” says North Korean defector Yeonmi Park. She’s the author of the new book, “While Time Remains: A North Korean Girl’s Search for Freedom in America.” “This…

“The tactics that are being used in America right now to control people are the same tactics the North Korean regime used to control us and enslave us eventually,” says North Korean defector Yeonmi Park. She’s the author of the new book, “While Time Remains: A North Korean Girl’s Search for Freedom in America.” “This…

“The tactics that are being used in America right now to control people are the same tactics the North Korean regime used to control us and enslave us eventually,” says North Korean defector Yeonmi Park. She’s the author of the new book, “While Time Remains: A North Korean Girl’s Search for Freedom in America.” “This…

“The tactics that are being used in America right now to control people are the same tactics the North Korean regime used to control us and enslave us eventually,” says North Korean defector Yeonmi Park. She’s the author of the new book, “While Time Remains: A North Korean Girl’s Search for Freedom in America.” “This…

Commentary In 2022 I had the opportunity to attend a two-day conference in Colorado hosted by the Objective Standard Institute. While there were many powerful speakers, the one whose story captivated me the most was that of Yeonmi Park, a North Korean defector who in 2007 managed to escape her totalitarian country at age 13…

On American Thought Leaders, Jan Jekielek spoke with North Korean defector Yeonmi Park, author of “In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl’s Journey to Freedom.” They discussed the North Korean regime’s tactics of oppression, the parallels between her experiences in North Korea and what she now sees in the United States, and the “suicide of Western…