How North Korea got this way By Max Fisher Jul 23, 2014, 10:30am EDT Share this story Share this on Facebook Share this on Twitter Share All sharing options Share All sharing options for: How North Korea got this way Reddit Pocket Flipboard Email Vox's Max Fisher explains the historical events that produced the bizarre, tragic North Korea we know today. Next Up In Video vox-mark Sign up for the newsletter The Weeds Understand how policy impacts people. Delivered Fridays. Thanks for signing up! Check your inbox for a welcome email. Email (required) By submitting your email, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Notice. You can opt out at any time. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. For more newsletters, check out our newsletters page. Subscribe The Latest 2 winners and 3 losers from the Colorado, Illinois, and New York primaries By Li Zhou and Nicole Narea The Supreme Court just handed down very bad news for Black voters By Ian Millhiser Finland and Sweden’s historic NATO bids, explained By Jen Kirby Cassidy Hutchinson just changed everything By Zack Beauchamp Another 50 migrant deaths and an ever-climbing body count on the border By Nicole Narea 7 shocking revelations from a real bad afternoon for Donald Trump By Ben Jacobs