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The Tyranny of the Overrepresented Few
On Media, culture and the public mood
South Korea’s hyper-connected society offers a warning to the world: mistaking the loudest digital extremes for the national baseline inevitably leads to flawed reporting, warped consumer markets, and failed government policies.
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Is Lee Jae-myung’s dignity phase over?
President Lee Jae-myung’s retreat from statesmanlike pragmatism back to impulsive populism—compounded by his astonishing lack of control over his own ruling party—signals a perilous period of unpredictability for South Korea. For international investors and diplomatic allies, this executive isolation threatens...
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Too much salmon will kill you: How Minjoo’s crusade to save Lee Jae-myung could backfire
On Lee Jae-myung’s legal battles
By attempting to shield its leader through legislative attacks on the judiciary, the ruling Democratic Party risks fundamentally destabilizing South Korea’s separation of powers. For foreign observers and investors, this unprecedented politicization of the criminal justice system transforms a domestic...
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Undoing Criminal Justice in the Name of Democracy: how a decades-long partisan vendetta is reshaping South Korea’s security apparatus
The ruling Democratic Party’s crusade to dismantle the national prosecution service is not merely a domestic political feud; it is a fundamental rewiring of South Korea’s security apparatus. The unprecedented concentration of investigative power to an under-resourced, unchecked police force...
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Lessons from Angry Staff History Month
On Media, culture and the public mood
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