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May 22, 20186 min read
The 2G Revolution
At a time when neighbouring Singapore has embarked on an exercise in search of its next leader from the current crop of “4G” ministers,...
MC
May 15, 20186 min read
The Greatest
As the first year of Donald Trump’s presidency recedes into history we are confronted with an objective reality that is larger than the...
MC
May 7, 20188 min read
Diversity Rules
There is nothing essentially out of place about seeing a stocky, broad-shouldered, vertically-challenged man sitting in what is...
Jeremiah
Apr 25, 201812 min read
Eating Hats: The Korean Thaw
The recent stunning revelation this that CIA Director (and the likely next Secretary of State) Mike Pompeo met with North Korea’s leader...
MC
Apr 20, 20188 min read
Trading Barbs...For Now
Everyone pause and take a deep breath. Donald Trump is right -- the United States is not in a trade war with China. Yet. As the rhetoric...
MC
Apr 16, 20187 min read
The Emperor & His Apprentice
In what must be the worse kept secret in recent political memory the 14th Malaysian general election has been officially called for May...
MC
Apr 9, 20189 min read
In the Name of Love
The greatness of the United States lies in the interwoven tapestry of its history, found in everything from the ad hoc debates that...
MC
Mar 26, 20189 min read
"Darkest Hour:" Movie Review
Let it be said that never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to one man’s brilliance with words. All his life...
MC
Mar 19, 20188 min read
A Star Winks Out
“What we leave behind is not as important as how we've lived.” - Jean-luc Picard Heroes die, we know that. They are, after all, only...
MC
Mar 13, 201810 min read
Trump's Nixon Moment
Be still the palpitating hearts of those who see in the above title an analogy to Watergate (though that may yet come from Robert...
MC
Mar 5, 20189 min read
The Emperor's New Clothes
There is a certain predictable rhythm to China’s history which, in some ways, is as immutable as the slab-like cliffs which line the...
MC
Feb 26, 20184 min read
Seeking Newer Worlds
2018 is an important year for anniversaries. It is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Nelson Mandela; the seventieth of the...
MC
Feb 20, 20185 min read
What Trump Teaches Us About Education
Perhaps it is providential that a figure so garishly inarticulate as Donald Trump landed in the White House when he did. His very...
MC
Feb 12, 201811 min read
The Anti-Trump: Tammy Duckworth
If guts and gumption were the only criteria for high office, Tammy Duckworth would already be President of the United States. When the...
MC
Feb 5, 20184 min read
Teflon Don Strikes Back: The Trump Era --Part Three
1.Elephants in the Room The Watergate scandal was a laborious exercise in connecting the dots, linking some hapless amateur burglars to...
MC
Jan 29, 20186 min read
The Trump Era: Part Two (Mr. GOP)
It’s surreal watching North Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham leap to President Donald Trump’s defense on cable TV, denouncing “this...
MC
Jan 25, 20184 min read
Movie of the Year:Logan*
2017 was a banner year for comic book movies -- 'Thor: Ragnarok' brought a measure of hilarity to the Apocalypse; 'Wonder Woman' managed...
MC
Jan 22, 20189 min read
Sanity Check
In history, everything old invariably becomes new again. Was this petty, snarling man, so seemingly utterly lacking in presidential...
MC
Jan 15, 20188 min read
The Last Jedi: Childhood's End
It has taken me a while to write about the latest chapter in the 'Star Wars' saga. This is not just because I procrastinated in watching...
MC
Jan 9, 201814 min read
According to What?: Ai Wewei Today
Like most years of late, 2017 wound down on a bittersweet note. This website celebrates one full year of existence in which our...
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