Singapore
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James Gomez and The Rule of Lee (not Law)
So it turns out that opposition politician James Gomez was not formally arrested but merely questioned by police. He has had his passport taken away and is not allowed to leave the country. It all sounds quite straightforward,… Continue reading
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Politics Never Ends: Free James Gomez!
From the raw numbers it seems little was changed by the election in Singapore. The opposition won no new seats, holding onto the only two they have in a legislature of 84 elected seats. The PAP will continue… Continue reading
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Inspiration
"It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it." — Aung San Suu Kyi. "Fear – The PAP’s… Continue reading
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Will PAP rig the vote?
It is an extraordinary thing. Half a world away we can feel the political momentum of the opposition in Singapore. Thanks to a beautiful ode to political activism and life by Xenoboy, and incisive critiques by Singabloodypore, and… Continue reading
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Repression Consumes Itself
A brilliant piece of Singaporean political analysis by Xeno Boy, "The Political Savant." He shows how the PAP’s earlier repression of Chee Soon Juan, the leader of the Singapore Democratic Party (the CSJ of his post, for… Continue reading
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More on Singapore
I know some readers come to this site for reflections on Taoism and, occasionally, the I Ching. And for those people – who I very much want to continue communicating with – my recent turn toward Singaporean politics… Continue reading
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PAP Ministers: “Vainglorious Thievery”
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post, "Inequality, Again," that reflected upon the large and growing gap between the incomes of the richest US CEOs and the average worker, using Mencius and the Tao Te Ching… Continue reading
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Singapore Fights Back
The PAP’s Legalist tactics are being resisted by various political actors in Singapore and around the world. For the first time in about two decades opposition parties (there are several) plan to contest more than half of the… Continue reading
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Lee Hsien Loong’s Lack of Integrity
A good piece in today’s Asia Times on the Singaporean ruling party, PAP, and its inability to follow through on its promises to engender a more open and creative society in the city-state. The PAP’s overwrought political fear… Continue reading
The Useless Tree 