November 26, 2024
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Opinion
Yoon’s media ban latest example of South Korean elite’s disdain for free press
Conservatives and liberals see media freedom as little more than a political tool to be wielded against each other
November 18, 2022
Opinion
Yoon’s attempts to censor media call into question his fitness to govern
If president wants to sell himself as a defender of democratic values, he must be willing to defend those values at home
October 7, 2022
Opinion
Yoon stands up for ‘universal norms’ but fails to explain how he’ll defend them
South Korean leader’s UN speech misses chance to specify values that guide policy, settling for platitudes about freedom
September 21, 2022
Opinion
South Korea’s lack of minority protections jeopardizes its global reputation
Older men who dominate politics ignore equality and representation, even as Yoon tries to raise Korea’s global profile
August 10, 2022
Analysis
Local election defeat a reckoning for South Korean liberals on gender issues
Democratic Party has clung to outmoded politics while failing to take stand on social issues, driving away young women
June 2, 2022
Analysis
Moving South Korea’s presidential office is a step in the wrong direction
Yoon Suk-yeol’s hasty Blue House move does not suggest baseline competence to affect fundamental change in the country
May 9, 2022
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