Featured Society 5 June 2023 Protests Against the Yoon Suk-yeol Administration Intensify Numerous civic and religious groups are calling for the president to resign.
Featured Business & Economy 2 June 2023 South Korea’s Tax Receipts Plummet The deficit is significantly outpacing government projections.
Featured Elections 1 June 2023 Assembly Election: Search for Third Party Success Continues Many have tried and failed to harness the voters who tuned out politics. Can this time be different?
Featured Newsletter 30 May 2023 TBR Weekly Update: Week 4, May 2023 The Yoon Suk-yeol administration raided the home and office of a MBC News journalist who embarrassed the president. Also: why are South Korean nurses protesting?
Featured Media 30 May 2023 Conservatives Attack News Portal Sites Conservatives’ complaints about the portal sites' anti-competitive behavior are a fig leaf covering nakedly partisan aims.
Featured Blue House 27 May 2023 Presidential Office Tells Story of an American Pie A valiant attempt of propaganda by the Yoon administration.
Featured Liberals 26 May 2023 Ron DeSantis Meets Kim Dong-yeon Gyeonggi-do Province governor has been meeting with an unusual number of foreign dignitaries.
Featured Starter Kit 25 May 2023 Starter Kit: The All-Important Party Slate A primer on a political party's most important function.
Featured Business & Economy 24 May 2023 Massive Stock Pump-and-Dump Scheme Alleged, Featuring Energy Companies and K-pop Stars Shares of eight companies fell off a cliff as soon as the criminal investigation began.
Featured Newsletter 22 May 2023 TBR Weekly Update: Week 3, May 2023 Nationwide protests against the Yoon Suk-yeol administration intensified, peaking with a nurses’ strike. Also: Korean adoptees return home to confront the legacy of international baby-selling.
Featured Media 22 May 2023 South Korea Falls in Press Freedom Rankings The fall comes in Yoon Suk-yeol's first year of presidency.
Featured Media 20 May 2023 Yoon Suk-yeol’s Crab Cake is not at all Like Moon Jae-in’s Crab Cake, Says Chosun Ilbo. When is a hidden insult not an insult at all?
Featured Elections 19 May 2023 Red-shift and Blue-shift of Seoul Metro Area Seoul turns red, Gyeonggi-do turns blue.
Featured Blue House 18 May 2023 From Washington, Yoon Suk-yeol Returns Empty-Handed Long on pomp and pageantry, short on substance.
Featured Business & Economy 17 May 2023 South Korea Defeats US in Washing Machine Trade Dispute World Trade Organization Dispute Settlement Body invalidated the Donald Trump era trade barrier.
Featured Newsletter 15 May 2023 TBR Weekly Update: Week 2, May 2023 South Korea declared the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. Also: a look at the emerging third-party bids in the 2024 Assembly Elections.
Featured Blue House 15 May 2023 "Double Special Prosecution" Against the First Lady, Conservatives on the Legislative "Fast Track" Special prosecution investigation will likely occur in the run-up to the 2024 Assembly Election.
Featured Business & Economy 12 May 2023 Low Birth Rate, Fewer Weddings, but Bigger Profits? Kidswear and wedding continue doing brisk business in a symptom and cause of South Korea's low birth rate.
Featured Foreign Policy 11 May 2023 South Korea's Moment of Choice on Ukraine To supply or not supply weapons?
Featured Business & Economy 10 May 2023 The Coming Financial Crisis of Failed Jeonse Rents More than 232k housing units are at risk of wiping out their tenants' life savings.
