South Korea has been paralysed since its president declared martial law in December. Even after his impeachment (https://www.economist.com/asia/2025/04/04/yoon-suk-yeol-south-koreas-disgraced-president-is-ousted?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners), politicians face a divided polity and battered economy. Why governments should pay attention to the “Henry (https://www.economist.com/britain/2025/03/26/who-will-speak-for-henry?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners)” – High Earner, Not Rich Yet (9:49). And what tiffs over tofu (https://www.economist.com/culture/2025/01/27/tofu-never-judge-a-food-by-its-political-reputation?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) teach us (15:38).
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