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Postmodernist Conservatism
Despite the 2016 election receding more into memory with each day and 2020 taking shape, elite “movement” conservatives have yet to show...
MC
Jul 1, 20196 min read


Hoosier Rising
By any stretch of the imagination, Peter Buttigieg’s resume is an accomplished one. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard with a BA...
MC
Apr 16, 20193 min read


The Power of the (Supposedly) Powerless
A certain distemper has descended upon our times. What passes for discourse seems diminished, dominated by shrill voices from either...
MC
Nov 17, 20189 min read


Having the Conversation
If there was a list compiled of the world’s current most important thinkers and visionaries then surely US President Donald Trump’s name...
MC
Sep 14, 20187 min read


The Last Lion: John McCain
There was a palpable sense, as one observed John McCain shuffle through the well of the US Senate chamber in Capitol Hill, that the...
MC
Aug 27, 20185 min read


Disabling FDR
We often take diversity for granted., especially in racially polyglot nations like Canada, the US, or Singapore. In fact, the scope of...
MC
Jul 31, 201811 min read


The Lion of Africa
Abiy Ahmed. An exotic foreign city? A World Cup soccer player? A frozen dessert? Those unfamiliar with current events could be forgiven...
MC
Jul 17, 20187 min read


The Singapore Sling
It’s a batting average no one involved should be proud of. For the past generation, sitting American presidents have tried confrontation,...
MC
Jun 21, 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 22, 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 15, 20186 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...
Jeremiah
Apr 25, 201812 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 20, 20188 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 16, 20187 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
Apr 9, 20189 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 13, 201810 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
Mar 5, 20189 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 26, 20184 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 20, 20185 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 12, 201811 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
Feb 5, 20184 min read
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