Tag: Civilisation

  • Racism Is Not Hurt Feelings

    If Social Justice Warriors are to be believed, we live in the most racist period of human history. Racists are everywhere: in school, in church, in government. The only way to deal with them is to point your fingers and shriek. And to an SJW, there is a simple test for racism: if you are…

  • As Singapore celebrates her 50th birthday, I wonder what challenges Singapore will face in the future. And I’m no optimist.

  • Reclaiming the Centre Through Word and Deed

    Imposing limits on freedom of speech to protect feelings will harm society.

  • Acceptable Targets: A Tale of Two Terrorist Attacks

    The Charleston attack and the Day of Terror illustrate the principles of open source warfare: domination of the news cycle, rush to atrocities, and leverage of political topics.

  • 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…

  • 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.