What's Life Like in North Korea? A Defector Explains.
Growing up in North Korea, Hyun-Seung Lee says, he had no real understanding of the concept of freedom or human rights.\xa0The communist regime monitors citizens so closely, he couldn't speak freely even in his own home, says Lee, who goes by the nickname Arthur.\n\u201cI believe that in my home, there [were] bugs or listening devices, so honestly, when we were in North Korea among our family, we cannot share honest opinion[s],\u201d Lee says.\xa0\nWhen he was 29, Lee escaped North Korea with some of his family and eventually made his way to America. Today, he is director of the D.C. office of the Korean Conservative Political Action Conference.\xa0\nLee joins \u201cThe Daily Signal Podcast" to talk about how his childhood in North Korea informs what he wants Americans to know about life under a totalitarian regime.\xa0\nWe also cover these stories:\n\nInflation in the U.S. soars to a 40-year high.\xa0\n\nTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues the Biden administration over "gender-affirming" care.\n\nThe Biden administration announces that federal guidelines mandating mask use on planes, trains, and buses will be extended through April 18.\n\n\nEnjoy the show!\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.