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Follow the money

So the Big Boss Man himself says that:
Western-style liberal democracy is not a prerequisite for growth; instead what is needed is stability of governments… Citing a report by the World Bank, Mr Lee said countries with different systems - from single-party governments to multi-party democracies - can achieve sustained growth, but this must come with [...]

Will the result in West Wing come true?


Yes We Can

It’s difficult not to be inspired by Obama.

Naomi Klein: Lying to sell books


Secularism, the Dr Thio Li-ann way

This post had been cross-posted to Singapore Angle here. I have disabled comments for this post, and comments should be redirected to the page on Singapore Angle.
I read the column published by Dr Thio Li-ann here, and I wish to comment on the issues raised.
A False Dichotomy
Dr Thio begins the column by setting up “theocracy” [...]