Featured Conservatives 26 January 2023 People Power Party's Game of Thrones Trying to strengthen his grip over the ruling party, Yoon Suk-yeol bulldozes over potential challengers.
Featured Society 25 January 2023 Numerous Journalists Received Bribes from Daejang-dong Ringleader The bribed journalists took a critical stance against Lee Jae-myung and the Democratic Party.
Featured Newsletter 23 January 2023 TBR Weekly Update: Week 3, January 2023 Yoon Suk-yeol again found trouble abroad as he declared Iran “our enemy” while on a visit to the United Arab Emirates. Meanwhile, Yoon’s spy agency raided progressive groups and labor unions, claiming they were communist spies.
Featured Blue House 23 January 2023 "Nothing": Most Common Answer for "What Did Yoon Administration Do Well?" Labor policy, real estate policy were next.
Featured Blue House 20 January 2023 Yoon Pardons Lee Myung-bak and Former Park Geun-hye Administration Officials Mass pardon cancelled out virtually all punishment for corruption and abuse of authority in the two conservative administrations.
Featured National Security 19 January 2023 North Korean Drones: Yoon Responds with Ignorance and Bluster Unable to do anything against North Korean drones, Yoon Suk-yeol called for nuclear armament and "expansion of war."
Featured Blue House 18 January 2023 Yoon Administration Proposes 69-hour Work Week The new proposal would allow up to 80.5 hours of work per week.
Featured Newsletter 16 January 2023 TBR Weekly Update: Week 2, January 2023 Yoon Suk-yeol called for South Korea’s nuclear armament. Also: the internal strife within the People Power Party for the party chair election.
Featured Society 16 January 2023 “Korean Age”: Meaningless Change in Law Delights International Media No, Koreans did not get a year younger.
Featured Business & Economy 13 January 2023 Dunchon-dong Redevelopment Project Subscription Augurs Trouble Anemic demand for new luxury condos signals rough roads ahead for Seoul's real estate market.
Featured Blue House 12 January 2023 Yoon Administration Appeals to Xenophobia, Attacks Immigrants Despite the need for immigrants to combat demographic decline, conservatives stoke racist bigotry for political gain.
Featured Key Players 11 January 2023 Roh Ok-hee, 64, Ulsan Superintendent Who Fought for Disadvantaged Students Roh was a labor activist who advocated for Afghan students resettled in Ulsan.
Featured Newsletter 9 January 2023 TBR Weekly Update: Week 1, January 2023 North Korean drones fly into Seoul's no-fly zone. TBR's first newsletter of 2023 is super-sized to catch up on the last two weeks of South Korean politics news.
Featured Conservatives 9 January 2023 Conservatives Seek to Limit Voting Rights for Foreign Nationals Measure is aimed at ethnic Koreans who are Chinese nationals.
Featured Business & Economy 6 January 2023 Credit Crunch Crushes Startups South Korea’s start-up companies are the latest victims of fallout from the Legoland Bond Crisis.
Featured Business & Economy 5 January 2023 In the Truckers’ Strike, the Yoon Suk-yeol Administration Sees Opportunity Crackdown on labor unions is buoying the unpopular administration.
Featured Society 4 January 2023 Rural Extinction in Numbers: Data When a town falls below 2,000 residents, it can no longer support basic necessities like a restaurant, laundromat or barbershop.
Featured Media 3 January 2023 MBC Cleans up in Ratings Since Yoon Suk-yeol's inauguration, the liberal-leaning TV station soared in viewership.
Featured Blue House 2 January 2023 First Lady Clearly Involved Stock Manipulation Scheme, Still Faces No Investigation Deutsche Motors stock manipulation trial continues to produce evidence against Kim Geon-hee.
Featured Announcement 30 December 2022 TBR's Most Read Stories of 2022, and a Special Thank You The Blue Roof's had a successful second year.
