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Why getting the boot may not be so bad for Occupy

Posted on November 22, 2011 by

For all the hoopla surrounding the Occupy movement in its early days, the movement seems to be slowly fizzling out. Some encampments like OWS in Zucotti Park have been ordered to evacuate, on the grounds that freedom of expression doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Economist quotes G20 Research Group

Posted on November 3, 2011 by

It’s hard not to brag when your compliance research on G20 commitments gets quoted on the Economist. Just in case anyone’s interested, I traced the UK, US and France’s commitment to move towards market-determined exchange rates. The full report can … Continue reading →

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Paris: Marching to the Beat

Posted on September 17, 2011 by

That which is impossible in Singapore society, my European politics professor calls France’s national pastime. It is my first evening in Paris and I’m about to bear witness to part of what is quite an extraordinary political movement. I am … Continue reading →

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Suicide Bomber: Innocent role-playing?

Posted on March 7, 2011 by

The children in this clip are role-playing a suicide attack, and it makes me nauseous. While child soldiers are not a new concept, it’s disconcerting seeing kids treating death with such… triviality? It’s not the violence that gets to me; … Continue reading →

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Goodbye Art: Transience makes beautiful things beautiful

Posted on February 18, 2011 by

I learned something from Phil Hansen today in this video.

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