Ong Ye Kung, “Priceless” Photo

Ong Ye Kung Facebook photo sent by Chuan-Jin. A great visual on Singapore elites and elitism.

Book Review – Singapore: A Modern History, by Michael Barr

Barr's intellect and more nuanced perspectives come through in this book, in which the content dives deep into Singapore’s history from a political, geographic, and economic view.

PAP Royal Bloodline: Aristocracy or Meritocracy?

A combined PAP family tree. Meritocracy, aristocracy, or government nepotism? You decide.

Excerpts from “Marxists in Singapore?”, by Michael Barr

The official amnesia is perhaps a convenient cover for the fact that there never was a conspiracy, Marxist or otherwise.

Excerpts from “The Bonsai under the Banyan Tree”, by Michael Barr

Singapore's democratic processes are a bonsai version of the real thing, meaning that what passes for democracy is constrained, pruned, stunted, and mainly for show.

Book Review: The Ruling Elite of Singapore, by Michael Barr

The Ruling Elite of Singapore is a brilliant publication, in which Michael Barr explores "the complex and covert networks of power" in the city-state of Singapore.