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I’ve just read an article by Al Jazeera’s senior correspondent, Marwan Bishara, that seems to sum up one of the big issues of the current General Election, the seeming inability of a very powerful entity to get the basics right. Mr. Bishara’s article was about the proposed annexation of Palestinian lands in the Middle... 

Why I think societies need to neuter excessive state power… Power tends to corrupt; and absolute power corrupts absolutely (Lord Acton). He observed that a person’s sense of morality lessens as his or her power increases. I believe during the time of Acton (died 1902), corruption was raw and direct. Today, many so-called... 

All too often, Singaporeans have felt resigned that once the People’s Action Party has decided on a course of action, there is nothing much that can be done about it. However, the swift withdrawal of Ivan Lim as a PAP candidate for the general election shows that an active citizenry can make the ruling party reverse course. In...