James CardFreelance Writer

Print and Online Publications

James writes for a wide variety of publications around the world, including the Guardian Weekly, National Geographic News, ESPN, Foreign Policy and many others. This is the full archive of his published work.

Why We Miss

Ducks Unlimited Magazine
March/April 2010

In Field Trialing, Bird Dogs Call Shots and Humans Follow

New York Times
February 23, 2010

The President, the Professor, and the Wide Receiver

Foreign Policy
November 17, 2009

Where These Fish Are Jumpin’, Arrows Are Aimed

New York Times
October 13, 2009
Watch the aerial bowfishing companion video produced by Mark Scheffler.

Korea’s Four Rivers Project: Economic Boost or Boondoggle?

Yale Environment 360
September 21, 2009

The Fish are Biting, and the Room Is Hopping

New York Times
May 26, 2009

One Hour Out: Seoul

One Man's Dream of a World-Class Arboretum
Wall Street Journal
May 8, 2009

Fishing in Singapore for an Anti-Singapore Fish

New York Times
March 3, 2009

South Korea's Clone Wars

Foreign Policy
February 2009

Book Review: Brother One Cell--An American Coming of Age in South Korea's Prisons

InTheFray Magazine
February 3, 2009

Big Trouble for Bigeyes: Will the Pacific tuna follow the buffalo into extinction?

Asia Sentinel
January 19, 2009

Life As Korea's Only Fly Fishing Guide

Field and Stream
December 2008

The World’s Top 10 Aerial Tours

Travel + Leisure
December 2008

Go> Layover: Seoul

Outside's Go
August/September 2008

Teachers band together in South Korea

Guardian Weekly
June 19, 2008

Paradise in No Man's Land: The Korean DMZ Is One of the Most Heavily Fortified Borders in the World-- And a Sanctuary for the Peninsula's Flora and Fauna

Earth Island Journal
Spring 2008

North Korean Homebrew

Draft Magazine
March/April 2008

Re-enter the Dragon--Seoul

Monocle
April 2008

Shock education tactics split South Korea

Guardian Weekly
February 8, 2008

Korea's Cyber Vigilantes

Foreign Policy
January-February 2008

Proof of character demanded before entry: South Korea responds to fears about bogus foreign teachers with draconian visa rules

Guardian Weekly
December 14, 2007

When Korea's Yellow Sea Turned Black: Scenes from the Taean Oil Spill Disaster

Asia Sentinel
December 12, 2007

The Soccer Fan's Guide to China's Host Cities: 2007 Women's World Cup

ESPN Sports Travel
August 2, 2007

PyeongChang: Melted Dreams

Asia Times
July 10, 2007

Killer Machines

Foreign Policy
May/June 2007

Wind Market Status: South Korea

Windpower Monthly
March 2007

Second Coming of the American Cocker

Outdoor Library
February 19, 2007

Gun Club Hunts City Crows in Singapore--By Official Request

National Geographic News
January 8, 2007

Appetite for Language Costs South Korea Dear

Guardian Weekly
December 15, 2006

Uncle Sam's Trout

Outdoor Library
December 13, 2006

Cold War Trout: Fly Fishing The Korean DMZ Borderlands

MidCurrent
November 2006

Forensics, Archaeology Techniques Used in MIA Search

National Geographic News
November 17, 2006

S. Korean Salmon Festival Highlights Dwindling Fish Populations

National Geographic News
November 3, 2006

Escape from Pyongyang

Foreign Policy
November/December 2006
(One of the three issues submitted that won a National Magazine Award for General Excellence).

Potential Grows and Grows: New industry report in media spotlight

Windpower Monthly
October 2006

GWEC Report: In the Mood for Doing Business

Windpower Monthly
October 2006

Will South Korea's "Sunshine Policy" Crumble in North Korea's Atomic Twilight?

World Politcs Review
October 11, 2006

Destination: North and South Korea

Salon.com
August 31, 2006

Korea Casts an Eye Heavenward

Wired News
August 21, 2006

Jack London's Korea

Literary Traveler
July 15, 2006

The Geography of the Korean Psyche

Asia Times
June 6, 2006

David Spanbauer, Wisconsin serial killer

Crime Library
May 8, 2006

The Education of an Expatriate Angler

Waterlog Magazine
Spring 2006, Published in the United Kingdom
Yale Angler's Journal
Volume VII, Number 1, Published in the United States

Environmentalists decry Korean sea wall

Christian Science Monitor
March 21, 2006

Wind Market Status: South Korea

Windpower Monthly
March 2006

February Wind Wire

Windpower Monthly
February 2006

North Korea: Red in tooth and claw

Asia Times
January 28, 2006

Bucks of the Badger: Bowhunting Wisconsin whitetails in post-war ghost town

ESPN Outdoors
January 19, 2006

A chronicle of Korea-Japan 'friendship'

Asia Times
December 23, 2005

Life and death exams in South Korea

Asia Times
November 29, 2005

Yoo Young-cheol, South Korean Serial Killer

Crime Library
November 21, 2005

APEC makes its mark on Busan

Asia Times
November 18, 2005

The Lost Brook Trout of New Zealand

Outdoor Library
September 21, 2005

Book Review: Literary Crimes of the Daewoo Chief

Asia Times
August 12, 2005

South Korea's Dioxin Double Take

Environment News Service
July 19, 2005

Angling Abroad: Highway 61 Visited: Brown Trout Down Under

ESPN Outdoors
April 22, 2005

Hunting the Snakehead: Angling Tactics from Asia

Outdoor Library
June 10, 2005

Greenpeace Flagship Sails Into South Korean Ecopolis

Environment News Service
April 6, 2005

Angling Abroad: Mandarins in the morning

ESPN Outdoors
August 30, 2004

State's Legacy Continues At DMZ: Wisconsin Troops Serve At The Camp Named For Hatfield Hero

Wisconsin State Journal
September 12, 2004