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Ukraine President’s Zelenskyy "Ya khochu mira" (я хочу мира ) "I want peace," - Volodymyr Zelenskyy. "Ya khochu ves' mir" (я хочу весь мир) "I want the world," - Vladimir Putin. Their words are so close as to be indistinguishable to the untrained ear, but the whole world order hangs in the balance. Yet... 

Many people have the view that democratic election between opposing political parties is a good way to hold a government accountable. I hold a different opinion. I find competition between opposing political parties to be counter productive. It does not lead to a better government. Instead, it usually lead to a worse government.... 

I’m writing to give you my take on Budget 2022. I’ve written about the fake news event that is the Singapore Government’s Budget for at least ten years now and very little has changed. We still get zero transparency, a smoke-and-mirrors exercise or what I have characterized as a shell game or magic show in which the Finance...