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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... 

I refer to this article What has Tony Tan done for university education? by Luke Ng posted to Temasek Review. The writer makes several misleading claims which are addressed below. Luke Ng asks if universities which reserve special places for students ever did well for their international standing, and if whether graduates of...