TR EMERITUS

One of the things about the internet and the advent of social media is the creation of what some people would call bullshit jobs. For someone like me, a misfit who screwed up a traditional career, the creation of bullshit jobs was a godsend of sorts. We, the world’s misfits, suddenly had an avenue to express ourselves, build... 

What Cherian George says here is true - about how "the establishment’s normalisation of populist nationalism" is worrying. In recent days, I've had either PAP IBs (akin to China's wumaos) and PAP supporters come to my Facebook to say that because I'm no longer living in Singapore, I don't have a right to comment on Singapore... 

Crew of Theodore Roosevelt departing on 10th April It’s generally accepted that in most democracies that “civilian control” of the military is a given. In the US, for example, the highest ranking general or admiral always reports to a “civilian secretary,” and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, who is the highest-ranking...