Keeping Powers in Check
Since many Singaporeans do not read Cantonese, they will turn to the mainstream media in Singapore, which are favourable towards the Chinese government and HK Establishment. Yet, upon deeper thinking, the prolonged protests in Hong Kong have brought up some very interesting observations. These media will hardly show police...
Yale-NUS Lecture on Global Affairs: ‘How Democracies Die: Lessons for the Future’ by Professor Daniel Ziblatt
Click to enlarge I attended a Talk by Professor Daniel Ziblatt the Eaton Professor of the Science of Government at Harvard University and co-author of the New York Times bestseller "How Democracies Die" (2018) earlier this evening. The talk was essentially about the tragic paradox of the electoral route to authoritarianism in...
This is what we should remember Chiam See Tong for
I’m glad for this article “The opposition used to be undesirable and unelectable, and Chiam has made it more acceptable to Singaporeans. He really revamped the whole opposition’s image and brought in credible candidates,” says Loke. “His contribution surpasses JBJ’s, in terms of changing the opposition’s image.” https://sg.news.yahoo.com/chiam-see-tong-changed-the-face-of-the-opposition-analyst-065549351.html As...
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