TR EMERITUS

There wasn’t a big crowd of people. The late afternoon was hot. 200 or so turned up to support the event titled, “Employ Singaporeans First”, at the Speakers’ Corner on Saturday. The speakers – eight in all – were well-known personalities. The top of the list was Mr Tan Kin Lian, for mer Chief Executive Officer... 

Yesterday, I had lunch with an old friend who I have not seen in quite a while. The years have been kind to him and he now runs a successful business. In many ways, he is living what many would consider as the Singapore dream. This old friend of mine is a long time PAP supporter. He knows that I am a long time Opposition supporter.... 

人民行动党政府在面对人心思变的逆势政治风向时，呼吁人民不要为了反对而反对政府，必须为大局着想以良性政治参与的方式，确保多年来建立的国家基业不会毁于一旦。 然而，这一个说法和历史的实践经验正好相反。从当权者的角度来看，所谓良性政治参与是：在不改变现有社会秩序情况下的被许可政治活动。但是，这种政治思维恰巧正是消耗国家基业的罪魁祸首。 曼库尔.奥尔森的《国家兴衰探源》（Mancur...