Featured Blue House 15 March 2024 Yoon Suk-yeol’s Cringe-worthy Celebration of Himself "It was as if a sense of indescribable shame traveled through the screen to me and stuck there, and nothing I could do would get it off me."
Featured Elections 14 March 2024 Can the New Reform Party Make a Splash as a Third Party? Probably not.
Featured North Korea 12 March 2024 Deep Pessimism for North Korea’s Denuclearization: Data Overwhelming majority of South Koreans now believe North Korean nukes are here to stay.
Featured Newsletter 11 March 2024 TBR Weekly Update: Week 1, March 2024 The April 10 General Election is 29 days away.
Featured Business & Economy 11 March 2024 Samsung Heir Found Not Guilty Lee Jae-yong’s acquittal is inconsistent with several criminal cases that were already prosecuted.
Featured Media 8 March 2024 Overwhelmingly Negative Reaction to New KBS Chief: Data Park Min has been on the forefront of the Yoon Suk-yeol administration of media crackdown.
Featured Newsletter 7 March 2024 TBR Weekly Update: Week 4, February 2024 The doctors’ strike continued while Cho Kuk’s new party made noise.
Featured Elections 7 March 2024 Proportional Representation System Still Unsettled Ahead of the General Election The preferred Mixed-Member system is vulnerable to circumvention.
Featured Business & Economy 6 March 2024 Cost of Fruits Batters Pocketbooks in Lunar New Year Preparations South Korea now has the world's most expensive apples.
Featured Conservatives 5 March 2024 Park Geun-hye Writes a Memoir The impeached former president struck a defiant note.
Featured Courts 4 March 2024 Corruption Investigation Office Notches Its First Court Victory Close ally of Yoon Suk-yeol was sentenced to one year in prison.
Featured Business & Economy 1 March 2024 New Railway to Connect Gwangju and Daegu Major step forward in balanced development.
Featured Conservatives 29 February 2024 First Lady Scandal Drives a Wedge Between Yoon Suk-yeol and Han Dong-hun "You don't bring out nukes for a sparring practice."
Featured Business & Economy 28 February 2024 Where is South Korea's Richest City? It's not Seoul: Data The city of steel mills, shipyards and automobile factories takes the top spot.
Featured Society 27 February 2024 Woman Legislator Assaulted in an Apparent Incel Terror Attack Bae Hyeon-jin has long been a target of online incels.
Featured Newsletter 26 February 2024 TBR Weekly Update: Week 3, February 2024 Yoon Suk-yeol took steps to abolish the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, while the Democratic Party suddenly ran into trouble in the General Election campaign.
Featured Conservatives 23 February 2024 Lee Jun-seok Launches the New Reform Party Ousted conservative leader began his third party bid as others seek alliance.
Featured Blue House 22 February 2024 Yoon Suk-yeol’s Jackbooted Thuggery Under Yoon, violence against elected officials is becoming normalized.
Featured North Korea 21 February 2024 Uptick in North Korean Defectors: Data COVID-related quarantine had all but shut down North Koreans' attempt to escape.
Featured Newsletter 19 February 2024 TBR Weekly Update: Week 2, February 2024 Yoon Suk-yeol canceled a planned state visit, while doctors threatened to strike.
Featured Business & Economy 19 February 2024 Stock Market Crashes in 2024 South Korean stock market suffers while others soar.
Featured Society 16 February 2024 Supreme Court Convicts Child Support Advocate Gu Bon-chang has named and shamed those who skipped out on alimony.
Featured Conservatives 15 February 2024 Han Dong-hun Steps into the Center Stage Longtime No. 2 to Yoon Suk-yeol is now the man of the hour for South Korean conservatives.
Featured Society 14 February 2024 Up to 800k South Korean Young Men Will Not Marry: Data Lack of marriage prospect is fueling toxic misogyny.
Featured Newsletter 13 February 2024 TBR Weekly Update: Week 1, February 2024 Minor third parties merged while Yoon Suk-yeol sat for a pre-taped New Year’s interview.
Featured Business & Economy 12 February 2024 Hong Kong Equity-Linked Securities a Time Bomb for South Korea What was sold as a safe investment is causing massive losses for retail investors.
Featured Culture 9 February 2024 Dog Meat Outlawed A rare display of bipartisanship for a fading habit.
Featured Liberals 8 February 2024 Knife Attack Against Lee Jae-myung Casts a Pall on South Korean Democracy The assassination attempt on the liberal opposition leader is a callback to the dictatorship era.
Featured Blue House 7 February 2024 First Lady Continues to be a Political Liability: Data Even conservatives are turning on the First Lady as she was seen accepting bribes on camera.
Featured Newsletter 5 February 2024 TBR Weekly Update: Week 5, January 2024 Yoon Suk-yeol exercises another veto. The National Assembly wrangled over how to elect its proportional representation members.
Featured Business & Economy 5 February 2024 Taeyoung E&C Applies for Debt Restructuring Taeyoung is the largest company to face insolvency in the recent credit crunch.
Featured Culture 2 February 2024 Lee Seon-gyun, 48, Star Actor of "Parasite" Overzealous drug prosecution and media hounding drove Lee to suicide
Featured Blue House 1 February 2024 Yoon Suk-yeol’s Year of Frustration Mired in historically low popularity, the president now faces the all-important General Election.
Featured Newsletter 30 January 2024 TBR Weekly Update: Week 4, January 2024 Yet another legislator was assaulted while Yoon Suk-yeol and Han Dong-hun attempt to cover up their feud.
Featured Culture 30 January 2024 Yu Jae-seok Continues His Reign South Korea's most popular comedian tops the chart for the 16th time in 17 years.
Featured Foreign Policy 29 January 2024 Netherlands Summons South Korean Ambassador over Excessive Demands before State Visit Yoon administration's diplomatic gaffes will never end.
Featured Newsletter 22 January 2024 TBR Weekly Update: Week 3, January 2024 Assembly Member was gagged and forcibly removed for criticizing the president.
Featured Elections 18 January 2024 The General Election Scramble Begins Yoon Suk-yeol and Lee Jae-myung strengthen their grips while outsiders seek a third party bid.
Featured Society 17 January 2024 Rich People and Their Pets: Data Wealthier people with bigger homes own pets.
Featured Business & Economy 16 January 2024 Twitch Ends Service in South Korea, Re-igniting Net Neutrality Debate Massive network usage fee forced the streaming site to leave South Korea.
Featured Newsletter 15 January 2024 TBR Weekly Update: Week 2, January 2024 Yoon Suk-yeol began mulling for a veto against the law mandating special investigation for the Itaewon Disaster. Also: Han Dong-hun, the man of the hour.
Featured Blue House 15 January 2024 First Lady Caught in a Comedy of Errors Featuring a Luxury Bag A blatant violation of bribery laws and protocol.
Featured Announcement 14 January 2024 To Our Subcribers: TBR's Next Stage Thanks to your support, The Blue Roof has become a meaningful presence in shaping the global narrative. This year, we will begin our evolution.
Featured Society 12 January 2024 A Movie About the Chun Doo-hwan Coup Sweeps the Box Office Hwang Jeong-min's portrayal of the venal dictator is a show-stopper.
Featured Blue House 11 January 2024 The Expo Bid: Yoon Suk-yeol’s Failures in Miniature Utter inability to perceive reality, aided by sycophantic media.
Featured Society 9 January 2024 Budget Cuts Threaten Essential Services Nearly 60% of rural areas will have no police presence.
Featured Newsletter 8 January 2024 TBR Weekly Update: Week 1, January 2024 Lee Jae-myung barely survived a knife attack, while Yoon Suk-yeol vetoed a special prosecutor investigation into his wife.
Featured Conservatives 8 January 2024 Lee Jun-seok’s New Party Gains Traction: Poll Incel leader is peeling off a meaningful slice of conservative voters.
Featured Blue House 5 January 2024 The Ridiculous Pants of Yoon Suk-yeol A premeditated crime against fashion.
