Korea Joongang Daily
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Rereading Oedipus Rex (KOR)

When the horrifying truth is finally revealed, Oedipus does not flee from it. He accepts full responsibility, gouging out the eyes that had failed to see, condemning himself to exile, and thus lifting the curse from Thebes.

2025-04-09

Rereading Oedipus Rex

When the horrifying truth is finally revealed, Oedipus does not flee from it. He accepts full responsibility, gouging out the eyes that had failed to see, condemning himself to exile, and thus lifting the curse from Thebes.

2025-04-09

The dancing conductor (KOR)

The thunderous sounds we hear in a concert hall — summoned with the subtlest flick of a conductor’s wrist — are the result of painstaking trial, error and trust.

2025-04-08

The dancing conductor

The thunderous sounds we hear in a concert hall — summoned with the subtlest flick of a conductor’s wrist — are the result of painstaking trial, error and trust.

2025-04-08

Yoon’s defiance after impeachment raises concern (KOR)

The disgraced former president has not offered an apology for the imposition of martial law, the issue at the heart of his impeachment.

2025-04-07

The fall of the imperial presidency, 38 years in

The 1,060 days of the Yoon Suk Yeol administration laid bare the limits of a lifelong prosecutor unable to grasp the workings of a democratic republic — dialogue, compromise, cooperation, inclusion, and unity.

2025-04-07

Korea must redesign its industrial and trade strategy

With traditional rules in flux, Korea must reassess its place in the new order.

2025-04-07

Constitutional Court’s impeachment ruling should spark constitutional reform

Constitutional revision must focus on decentralization to address the winner-take-all approach, abuses of power, incompetence, corruption, irresponsibility, and institutional paralysis.

2025-04-07

Tariffs and tensions: Trump's trade offensive puts Korean industry on edge

Korean investments in the United States will create U.S. jobs, not Korean ones.

2025-04-07

A timely push for constitutional reform

Yoon Suk Yeol’s removal should not end with a change in leadership. It ought to become a turning point — an opportunity to rethink a system that has failed to evolve alongside the country’s political and social landscape.

2025-04-07