Why Do Dictators Like Kim Jong Un Bother To Hold Fake Elections?

Why do dictators feel the need to pretend that they have the consent of the people over whom they rule?

Kim Jong Un Ordering Executions While Drunk?

Kim Jong Un seems to share his father’s taste for alcohol.

North Korea Threatens The South, Again

The North Koreans are back to their old tricks.

North Korea Says Kim Jong Un’s Uncle Has Been Executed

Well, that didn’t take long.

Meanwhile, In North Korea, Kim Jong Un Consolidates Power

Hey Uncle, you’re fired.

OTB Caption Contest Winners

The Jong Un’s Bigguns Edition OTB Caption ContestTM is now over.

OTB Caption Contest Winners

The Bibbidy Bobbidy Boo Edition OTB Caption ContestTM is now over.

Boom

North Korea has conducted its third test of a nuclear weapon.

Signs Of Political Change In North Korea?

Some interesting developments in Pyongyang.

OTB Caption Contest Winners

The You’ll Put Your Eye Out Edition OTB Caption ContestTM is now over.

North Korea Threatens “Special Actions” Against The South

Another round of threats from North Korea.

The Death Of Kim Jong-il: Intelligence Failures And What Comes Next

How can we know what happens next in North Korea when we didn’t even know Kim Jong-il had died?

North Korea’s Kim Jong-il Dead At 69

Big news from North Korea.

China Ready To Bail On North Korea?

The latest Wikileaks revelations suggest that China may not be willing to protect North Korea for much longer.

New Plant Raises New North Korean Nuclear Concerns

North Korea has unveiled to the world a new nuclear processing facility that puts back on the table the question of just what we should, or can, do about the fact that a rogue state possesses nuclear weapons and wants to build more.

North Korean Palace Intrigue

Kim Jong Il’s reclusive third son is now on a path to inherit leadership of the country founded by his Grandfather.

More Odd Developments In North Korea

More odd developments inside the modern day version of the Hermit Kingdom