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Monthly Archives: December 2004

Black conservatism and race relations

Friday, December 31, 2004

I have just finished reading this excellent paper: SSRN-Just Another Brother on the SCT?: What Justice Clarence Thomas Teaches Us About the Influence of Racial Identity. by Angela Onwuachi-Willig. It reminded me of a couple of arguments that I’ve had here and there, both offline and online about issues of race. I think the problem [...]

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Legalisation of drugs: A sane economic and social policy

Tuesday, December 21, 2004

I will explain my long absence from blogging later. It involves Novell, SuseLinux and exasperation.
Right now, I’m going to blog about the legalisation of drugs.
The two most common argument supporting the criminalisation and prosecution of the drug consumption and trade is that it is harmful to the user, and that it has harmful [...]

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Letting oneself down

Friday, December 10, 2004

Nothing beats the feeling of letting yourself down. At the end of the day, if you fail to make the grade, no one’s gonna listen to you, no matter how logical or well-reasoned you may sound.
I only have myself to blame. The question is, how do I fix this? I’ve been trying for 2 years [...]

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Freedom of speech part 2

Thursday, December 9, 2004

In economic policy, the result of the lack of open criticism is even more glaring. While I am not a complete adherent to the Austrian school of economics, I do firmly believe that the state taking an active role in the economy is an exercise in futility. I am highly skeptical of the notion that [...]

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Freedom of speech part 1

Thursday, December 9, 2004

Why is the freedom of speech (which includes all forms of expression) so important for a well-functioning democracy? It is not some esoteric concept lacking in practical purpose to the average Singaporean. Contrary to popular belief, an (mostly) untrammeled right to freedom of speech plays an extremely important and pragmatic role in any society.
There are [...]

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