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COMMENT | I met a few friends last month. It was August, so the conversation was naturally still about politics. But since it was August, post-election euphoria had given way to political punditry. Everyone has an opinion.

There was a common thread in our conversation. Many of my friends have opinions on how a politician should act. They thought politicians like Lim Guan Eng and Rafizi Ramli are competent enough, but needed to polish their PR skills.

My friends preferred politicians to keep some things private, and only air in public things that are perceptibly palatable. There are times, they said, when politicians should speak up, and times they should “shut up.”...

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