Featured Society 14 July 2022 Fairness for Thee, But Not for Me New study shows the standard of "fairness" is deployed selectively and along partisan lines.
Featured Business & Economy 13 July 2022 The Triple Quandary: Stock Market, Inflation, and KRW-USD Exchange Rate One causes another, which causes yet another.
Featured Newsletter 11 July 2022 TBR Weekly Update: Week 1, July 2022 Considering Abe Shinzo's legacy with Korea. Also: Lee Jun-seok suspended, and spy agency attacks its former chiefs.
Featured Bureaucracy 11 July 2022 Yoon Suk-yeol Purges Spy Agency and Re-introduces Dictatorship Era Police Bureau The move is in the latest step in the administration to firm its hold over the policing and surveillance organs.
Featured Society 9 July 2022 Partying in Water While the Country Burns PSY drew criticism for water bomb concerts during severe drought.
Featured Courts 8 July 2022 Jury Trial Becoming a Haven for Sex Offenders: Data Jury trial's acquittal rate for alleged sex crimes is significantly higher than bench trial's.
Featured Blue House 7 July 2022 The Blue House Move, One Month Later The hasty move put a strain on the president's support staff while complicating USFK's return of its Yongsan base.
Featured Healthcare 6 July 2022 South Korean Healthcare Treats Cancer on the Cheap: Data Korea has the lowest mortality rate from cancer while having the lowest per capita medical expense.
Featured Newsletter 4 July 2022 TBR Weekly Update: Week 5, June 2022 Yoon Suk-yeol attended the NATO summit, where he faced a steep learning curve.
Featured Bureaucracy 4 July 2022 Yoon Appoints Top Tax Official Without Legislative Hearing This is the first time in South Korean history in which a head of a "Four Institutes of Power" was appointed with a legislative hearing.
Featured Society 1 July 2022 South Korea's First Gay Elected Official Cha Hae-yeong, a bisexual woman, was elected as a district council member in Mapo-gu, Seoul.
Featured Business & Economy 30 June 2022 Ghost of Real Estate Future: Troubled Redevelopment in Dunchon-dong Conservatives won thanks to the sizzling real estate market. What would happen if the market turned?
Featured Liberals 29 June 2022 Why Did Democrats Lose the Presidential Election? Real Estate New study confirmed the prevailing theory: former Democratic supporters withdrew because of real estate issues.
Featured Newsletter 27 June 2022 TBR Weekly Update: Week 4, June 2022 Yoon Suk-yeol administration purged the spy agency while proposing to re-install a dictatorship era bureau to control the police.
Featured Society 27 June 2022 International Students Keep Korean Literature Graduate Programs Afloat: Data Korean students are exiting the major while international students are drawn by Korea's pop culture.
Featured Media 25 June 2022 Land Ministry Can See the Future The ministry issued a press release describing an event in the future with fake quotes. The media was content to repeat them word for word.
Featured Business & Economy 24 June 2022 Labor Crunch Threatens Manufacturing Absence of migrant workers is slowing production.
Featured Elections 23 June 2022 Analysis: Local Elections Takeaways The low turnout helped the conservatives while the liberals barely salvaged face-saving wins.
Featured Society 22 June 2022 Severe Drought Scorching South Korea, Causing Wildfires and Affecting Food Production Desperate public officials have resorted to rain rituals to combat climate change.
Featured Newsletter 20 June 2022 TBR Weekly Update: Week 3, June 2022 The Yoon administration announced its economic policies. The Blue House move, one month later.
