Cost-of-living is political
In an exchange that is worth some attention, we have Ng Kok Lim giving a rebuttal to an economist (Martin Bodenstein) from NUS on the latter’s justification of his version of neoclassical economics which is a form of neocolonial economics. Bodenstein gave a response (it appears in the comments section below NKL’s post) which...
Can the Internet democratize Singapore?
Friends, The quotes below come from a piece that should be read carefully and pondered over: “Can the Internet democratize capitalism?” by Yanis Varoufakis. The essay first appeared on his blog. Quote 1: Singaporean workers have no real political freedoms (e.g. no free press). Their citizenship is curtailed by an oppressive...
Never spread untruths, but always speak up
The minister is right to say that we should not indulge in any form of distortions, rumours, untruths, misinformation and smears. Much has been said, and understandably so, about the potential for abuse that the social media represents. The social media can also be an arena for distraction, entertainment and a place to be...
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