Featured Newsletter 3 July 2023 TBR Weekly Update: Week 4, June 2023 President Yoon Suk-yeol called liberals “anti-state forces” while appointing a new Unification Minister. Also: the state of South Korea’s LGBTQ+ movement.
Featured Conservatives 3 July 2023 Yoon Suk-yeol Administration Boycotts the June Struggle Memorial Yoon became the first South Korean president to refuse to honor the country's transition to democracy.
Featured Society 30 June 2023 South Korea’s First Transgender Athlete in an Official Competition Na Hwa-rin, a cyclist, won her event in the Gangwon-do Provincial Games.
Featured Courts 29 June 2023 Yoon Suk-yeol’s Unconstitutional Court-Packing The president's threat to withhold Supreme Court justice appointment is a direct challenge to the constitutional separation of powers.
Featured Elections 28 June 2023 Early Look at Assembly Election, Presidential Election People Power Party is in a hole, while Lee Jae-myung leads the polls for the favored next president.
Featured Newsletter 26 June 2023 TBR Weekly Update: Week 3, June 2023 President Yoon Suk-yeol visited Paris and Hanoi while Pride Parades faced government interference. Also: TBR’s viewer’s guide for the 2024 Assembly Election, now just nine months away.
Featured Business & Economy 26 June 2023 South Korea’s Per Capita GNI Plummets, Falls Behind Taiwan’s. Yet another economic indicator blinking red.
Featured Society 23 June 2023 Workplace Sex Discrimination: By the Numbers South Korean women are hired less than men, promoted less than men, and paid less than men with the same occupation and seniority.
Featured Society 22 June 2023 Immigrant Nannies: Are They the Answer for South Korea’s Low Birth Rate? Proposal for discounted foreign workers sparks controversy.
Featured Japan 21 June 2023 Japanese Naval Ship Flying Rising Sun Flag Docks at Busan Japan has persisted in using the equivalent of Nazi Germany's swastika.
Featured Newsletter 19 June 2023 TBR Weekly Update: Week 2, June 2023 The planned release of radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant added to pressures on the Yoon Suk-yeol administration, which tinkered with the all-important college entrance exam.
Featured Business & Economy 19 June 2023 Korean Air-Asiana Merger on the Rocks with US, EU Antitrust Regulators Proposed merger of South Korea's two largest airline piqued the attention of competition authorities around the world.
Featured Media 16 June 2023 Yoon Administration Raids MBC News Journalist’s Residence, Workplace Journalist Im Hyeon-ju previously reported Yoon Suk-yeol's embarrassing hot mic moment.
Featured Healthcare 15 June 2023 Veto of the Nursing Act Makes the Yoon Suk-yeol Administration Yet Another Enemy Horrendous working conditions of South Korean nurses have no relief in sight.
Featured Media 14 June 2023 Chosun Ilbo’s Media Law Arbitrage Chosun's nominal non-media affiliate handles the most tendentious and sensationalistic coverage.
Featured Newsletter 12 June 2023 TBR Weekly Update: Week 1, June 2023 The Yoon administration summoned the Chinese ambassador over a meeting with the opposition leader. Also: an extraordinary threat by Yoon Suk-yeol subverts judicial independence.
Featured North Korea 12 June 2023 Progressives More in Favor of Promoting North Korean Human Rights: Poll Despite their reputation, South Korea's liberals are stronger in supporting in North Korean human rights.
Featured Business & Economy 9 June 2023 The REturn of RE100 Yoon Suk-yeol's ignorance on climate change policies are hurting South Korean businesses.
Featured Society 8 June 2023 Korean Adoptees Return Home to Confront the Legacy of International Baby Sales South Korea led the world in international adoption not because children were abundant, but the system made their sale possible.
Featured Society 7 June 2023 Public Overwhelmingly in Favor of Immigration: Poll A surprising result, with some caveats.
Featured Newsletter 5 June 2023 TBR Weekly Update: Week 5, May 2023 The Yoon Suk-yeol administration sparked outrage by clubbing a striking labor unionist. Also: can immigrant nannies solve South Korea’s low birth rate?
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.
Featured Newsletter 8 May 2023 TBR Weekly Update: Week 1, May 2023 Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio visited Seoul, while President Yoon Suk-yeol had a muted celebration of his first year in office. Also: an introduction to slate-setting, the most important function of a South Korean political party.
Featured Foreign Policy 8 May 2023 Yoon Suk-yeol Practices His English The beleaguered president is attempting to build an image of class and sophistication.
Featured Society 5 May 2023 South Korean Youth are More Depressed, Drink More: Data Students are reporting worse mental health and drinking issues.
Featured Conservatives 4 May 2023 People Power Party Stumbles as the Assembly Election Looms The new leadership cannot get out of its own way while far-right figures out overtaking the party.
Featured Business & Economy 3 May 2023 Qualcomm Hit with Record Fine for Anticompetitive Behavior Smartphone chipmaker was hit with KRW 1.03t in fines.
Featured Newsletter 1 May 2023 TBR Weekly Update: Week 4, April 2023 Yoon Suk-yeol made a state visit to the United States, while the liberal opposition set a special prosecution investigation in motion.
Featured Blue House 1 May 2023 The “Real” Reason for Yoon Suk-yeol’s Blue House Move Far-right conspiracy theory justifies a "good wiretapping" by the United States.
Featured Conservatives 28 April 2023 Justice Minister Has No Hair Rising conservative star Han Dong-hun lately became an object of mockery.
Featured History 27 April 2023 Syngman Rhee, Mass Murderer Conservatives attempt to elevate South Korea's first president glosses over the fact that he was more akin to Pol Pot.
