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Catastrophe and the Arts by Sylvester Long
Unfortunate as they are, catastrophes are an inevitable part of our history. During World War II, we witnessed state-sponsored persecution and murder of close to six million Jews by the Nazi regime; on 9/11, we witnessed the destruction of the World Trade Center by terrorist hijackers; more recently, in Tohoku and Fukushima, we witnessed devastation in [...]
The 2012 Elections and the Fiscal Armageddon by Edison Yong
Barack Obama, shantay you stay. Mitt Romney, sashay away. More than a month into President Obama’s second term, the election fever along with the flood waters of Hurricane Sandy have all receded. As the cleanup crew makes its way through the storm-ravaged east coast and Republicans come to terms with a startling loss – the [...]
Longevity Of The Motherland by Danielle Goh
Why Some Authoritarian Regimes Last Longer Than Others The current wave of democratization stirring in the Middle East and North Africa region brings to focus the relative stability of the Communist single-party regimes, particularly China, and for a relatively long period of 70 years, the Soviet Union. Communist regimes typically outlive other forms of governance [...]
Education in Singapore, revisited by Marcus Leong
Is the Singapore system necessarily inferior? In a previous article, I made a comparison between the Singapore and Finnish education systems. The coincident successes of the two dramatically distinct systems made me question if Singapore is pursuing the same goals, but with a lesser approach. Although my perception has changed, I’m not about to retract [...]
Deconstructing Environmentalism by Maxine Chen
The Environmentalist should not be given a class of his/her own I have a theory that there are different prototypes of the “epic person” – the friend-of-a-friend who is known for doing something – and these prototypes are replicated in different social circles around the world. The Person who takes Photos of her Food [...]
Maybe The Men Do Get It, by Jessica Rovira
“What are little boys made of? Slugs and snails and puppy dogs’ tails. That’s what little boys are made of. What are little girls made of? Sugar and spice and everything nice. That’s what little girls are made of.” I remember this Mother Goose rhyme from way back, circa 1996, a time when class participation [...]
The Unexpected Maverick, by Vignesh Kumar s/o Kumanan
As the longest serving president Singapore has had, there are bodyguards appropriately stationed outside S R Nathan’s office at the School of Social Sciences. Nestled amongst the oft visited professors we wait just moments before we are ushered into his office despite arriving early. As it happens, any tension is dissipated with a ready smile [...]
Food is a Political Issue: The United States Drought and the Potential Food Crisis, by Mark Chua
Away from the limelight macroeconomic crisis of the economies in United States and Europe, another crisis has been brewing – a potential food crisis. We begin with the United States; according to data released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the United States is experiencing its worst drought since 1956. As the hot [...]
