The Problem with Rent Seekers
The signs are ominous, taxi drivers are in a dying industry. The move towards the driverless car is here: 1. French Company Indut and NTU tested a self driving electric vehicle at CleanTech Park. 2013. 2. Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) launches first Singapore-developed driverless car designed for...
The Endowment Effect on PAP supporters
There was an experiment where students were asked to choose between chocolate bars and mugs; 44% chose the chocolate bar. Then some were given chocolate bars, and they were asked whether they would exchange it for a mug, 90% chose not to, likewise for those given the mug only 11% chose to exchange. Linguistically this has been...
The motivations of serving National Service
National service is not a mere waste of time. It’s a waste of two whole years of our short lives, and the finest example of a slap in the face to anyone who values their personal freedom. Men who malinger or ‘chao keng’ in the army are looked upon as irresponsible and incompetent; they are sneered at in condescension,...
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