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.
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 […]
More Islamic than thou in Malaysia
Malaysia’s policies of defending and enforcing Islamic norms are coming around to bite it in the back.
Whither Cohesion and Diversity?
Celebrating diversity is fine, but the real trick is creating cohesion.
After Lee Kuan Yew: Where is Singapore going from here?
Lee Kuan Yew’s death has inevitably polarised Singapore. One camp eulogises him as the founder of modern Singapore; this group dominates the airwaves and the papers, singing his praises as long and loud as they can. Another camp points to his history of authoritarianism and Machiavellian approach to handling dissent, and criticises Lee across the Internet. The […]