Featured Blue House 11 August 2023 South Koreans Want the First Lady Out of Sight: Data Kim Geon-hee has been a major reason for her husband's historically low popularity.
Featured Conservatives 10 August 2023 Flood Deaths: Why Some Politicians are More Dangerous than Others Routine management issues handled competently under liberal governments become deadly disasters under conservative administrations.
Featured Blue House 9 August 2023 Spiritual Advisor Inspected Potential Presidential Residence Site: Police Conservative spokesman defended the bearded mystic as "the leading authority in future prediction studies.'
Featured Newsletter 7 August 2023 TBR Weekly Update: Week 1, August 2023 utter mismanagement of the World Scout Jamboree shut down the event early as thousands of scouts suffered from heat stroke and bug bites.
Featured Blue House 7 August 2023 Yoon Suk-yeol's Mother-in-Law Sentenced to Prison Choi Eun-sun was charged with forging loan documents.
Featured Society 5 August 2023 South Koreans are Happier than They Think: Data South Koreans are happier than Norwegians or Canadians. The difference is what they think of other Koreans' happiness.
Featured Foreign Policy 4 August 2023 Insider Account of Moon Jae-in Era Diplomacy Choi Jong-geon's new book is a manifesto of South Korean liberals' inter-Korean policy.
Featured North Korea 3 August 2023 Dog and Pony Show of North Korean Defectors Taste of show business taught some defectors that some stories sell better than others.
Featured Media 2 August 2023 KBS Declares Emergency in Response to Change in Fee Collection Change in the fee collection method may lead to 80% decline in revenue.
Featured Newsletter 31 July 2023 TBR Weekly Update: Week 4, July 2023 The Constitutional Court dismissed the impeachment of the Interior Minister over the Itaewon Disaster. Also: a reflection on the 70th anniversary of the Armistice Agreement.
Featured Business & Economy 31 July 2023 Small Businesses Pushed to the Brink: Data Business owners want to close shop soon while cashing out retirement savings early.
Featured Business & Economy 28 July 2023 Credit Co-op’s Failure Raises Bank Run Fears Saemaeul Co-op's unusual regulatory structure made it vulnerable to bad loans.
Featured Blue House 27 July 2023 The “MB Men” Strike Back Lee Myung-bak's old hands are joining the Yoon Suk-yeol administration, with troubling implications for democracy.
Featured Conservatives 26 July 2023 Conservative Legislators Drink out of a Fish Tank Don't try this at home.
Featured Newsletter 25 July 2023 TBR Weekly Update: Week 3, July 2023 President Yoon Suk-yeol’s mother-in-law was sentenced to one year in prison. Also: flooding deaths show why some politicians are more dangerous than others.
Featured Society 24 July 2023 For Women, Housework for Others Until 84: Data Men become net recipient of housework by age 47.
Featured Business & Economy 21 July 2023 Yoon Suk-yeol Administration Demands Lower Food Prices No atheist in a foxhole, and no libertarian in advance of an election.
Featured Society 20 July 2023 The Last Mile Problem: the State of South Korea’s LGBTQ+ Movement The parades survived the conservative onslaught, but legislative leverage remains a pipe dream.
Featured Society 19 July 2023 Most South Koreans Oppose Same Sex Marriage: Data Only about 25% is in favor of gay marriage.
Featured Newsletter 17 July 2023 TBR Weekly Update: Week 2, July 2023 President Yoon Suk-yeol visited Ukraine, while back in South Korea 54 died or went missing in nationwide flash floods. Also: the media circus of North Korean defectors.
