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Oh Canada! (Justin Trudeau Exits)
Political leaders, like the products we purchase at supermarkets, all come with a ‘Best By’ date. Those who are sagacious enough to leave...
Mark Chin
Jan 137 min read


To Seek a Newer World: Time to escape from political nostalgia in an era many of us pretend to understand but few of us truly do.
"The long day wanes; the slow moon climbs; the deep Moans round with many voices. Come, my friends, 'Tis not too late to seek a newer...
Mark Chin
Nov 25, 20246 min read


Into the Sunset: Joe Biden's Journey
One thing jumped out at me when reflecting upon the extraordinary decision of Joe Biden to drop out of the presidential race: we will all...
Mark Chin
Nov 18, 20247 min read


Triumph of the Wily: Donald Trump, Comeback King
Love him or hate him, Donald Trump sure knows how to make a comeback. His first term in office ended in chaos and condemnation - even...
Mark Chin
Nov 11, 202414 min read


The Countdown Begins: (US Election 2024)
We have days before the most consequential American presidential election since the last one and a nervous calm has fallen over the...
Mark Chin
Nov 4, 20246 min read


The Return of the King: Donald Trump Redux
With just days to go until the U.S. 2024 presidential election, former President Donald Trump appears well positioned to reclaim the...
Mark Chin
Oct 28, 20247 min read


Uneasy Lies the Head...
It is a commonly held misconception (one fed by numerous portrayals in the media) that the American president is all-powerful), when in...
Mark Chin
Oct 21, 20247 min read


The Message, Not the Messenger...
American presidential elections are likened to marathons for good reason. The first caucus and primary elections for the respective...
Mark Chin
Sep 9, 202412 min read


The Divide: South Korea vs Japan
There is a common failing of Americans, especially when they gaze out from behind their protective oceans at disputes agitated not merely...
MC
Aug 26, 20196 min read


Rage Against the Night
One minute. In scarcely 60 seconds a stream of bullets fuelled by irrational hate streams into crowds of partygoers on a Dayton, Ohio...
MC
Aug 10, 20198 min read


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
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