ONG KIAN MING is a PhD candidate in political science at Duke University and YUN YANG is a writer and new media analyst. You can listen to both of them discuss this topic in their Realpolitik podcast .
OCTOBER
MCA-Umno - A doomed partnership l Oct 30
Pak Lah - The good and the bad, Pt 2 l Oct 18
Pak Lah: The good and the bad l Oct 17
Najib's ascendency sees Dr M's return l Oct 7
SEPTEMBER
Gerakan has another option l Sept 29
Is Anwar still bluffing? l Sept 17
Could this be BN's last own goal? l Sept 15
Ahmad Ismail - the one-man wrecking crew l Sept 11
AUGUST
MCMC and the slippery slope l Aug 29
Demoralised BN faces a resurgent Anwar l Aug 27
Why Gerakan should root for Anwar l Aug 22
Does a big majority matter? l Aug 21
Selangor MB's unnecessary honesty l Aug 16
Can the moderates fight back? l Aug 13
Why PAS-Umno talks are good for Pakatan l Aug 12
BN's lose-lose proposition l Aug 7
Why Permatang Pauh? l Aug 4
JULY
MCA chief - who is likely to win? l July 29
Arresting Anwar - BN scores own goal l July 17
Has he gone too fast? l July 16
Najib worse off with two-year transition l July 11
Are we sick of politics? l July 8
Anwar vs Najib: 'Liwat meliwat' l July 4
Liwat-gate: Who wins, who loses l July 1
JUNE
Liwat-gate: Who's behind this? l June 30
RPK's declaration: Damage done l June 27
PAS-Umno talks: Why the rumours won't go away l June 26
Pak Lah sapped out l June 19
Crossovers: What if nothing happens l June 17
JPA scholarships - beyond racial quotas l June 7
JPA scholarships - who loses, who wins? l June 6
Oil price hike: An economically-necessary move l June 5
Snap polls: Who would win? l June 3
Snap polls: Why it's unlikely to happen l June 2
MAY
Ketuanan Melayu a double-edged keris l May 29
PAS-Umno talks - cause for concern? l May 28
Can Anwar be trusted? l May 27
Should Anwar apologise? l May 26
Why doesn't Pak Lah fight back? l May 22
Resignation: Dr M goes for broke l May 20
Dr M has come full circle l May 19
Time for Karpal to get pragmatic l May 16
The domino effect - how it could all play out l May 14
The domino effect - Sabah crossovers l May 13
Shadow cabinet: Possible PAS ministers l May 9
Shadow cabinet: Possible PKR ministers l May 8
Shadow cabinet: Possible DAP ministers l May 7
Pakatan cabinet: What'll it look like? l May 6
Pakatan must form shadow cabinet l May 5
APRIL
Hisham's non-apology apology l April 30
Is Anwar bluffing? Part 2 l April 25
Is Anwar bluffing? Part 1 l April 24
2008 tsunami: Was it a protest vote? l April 23
Pak Lah should press 'nuclear button' l April 21
The problem with royal activism l April 19
Can Khairy reinvent himself? l April 14
Who's worse: Dr M or Pak Lah? l April 12
Defections: Why Pakatan should wait l April 7
