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Colin Powell Colin Powell, the first African-American to be Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff died passed away today (18 October 2021). He was 84 and he died of complications from Covid-19. The full story of his passing can be found at: [LINK] I grew up in the UK during the first Gulf War, when he... 

I do not like the democracy that is practiced in America and other countries that follow their system. It is a flawed system. It does more harm than good. It gives the impression that the people can choose their government. In practice, they get the same kind of government, although the elected people may change. They generally... 

I’ve often said it but Singapore is one of the hardest places to discuss political commentary because of the surface of things, everything looks relatively good. Even with Covid exposing gaps in the government’s basic operations, things still look relatively good when compared to most parts of the world. It’s not just...