Tag: Politics
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Reclaiming the Centre Through Word and Deed
Imposing limits on freedom of speech to protect feelings will harm society.
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Singapore's Opposition Needs to Step Up Now
The elections are coming, and Singapore’s opposition parties need to think about branding, election strategy, candidate selection and coalition-building.
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The Appeal of the Islamic State
Yesterday The Middle Ground published an opinion piece titled A Young Muslim on ISIS. While it approaches the Islamic State (henceforth called Daesh here) from the perspective of a Muslim, the writer makes a few generalities that don’t hold up. Crucially, he says: “My sense is, if you add a dash of ignorance and a sprinkle…
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The National Arts Council betrays the purpose of Art
The NAC have shown that they are bureaucrats without a sense of art.
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What Singapore can really do for refugees
As a small country, Singapore can only do so much to aid refugees. No amount of idealism can override Singapore’s limitations.
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The Bedrock of a Nation
Two days ago Alex Au wrote a post about cultural conflict stemming from immigration. In it, he recounts the story of a neighbour from India whose wife steadfastly refuses to return his greetings. Au believes that this may be due to cultural considerations, and asks: But then it raises the question: If we want to integrate…