Stardate: 22-1-22

Associate editor’s log:

COMMENT | Our beloved nation of Malaysia is being drawn unerringly into a nebula of negative growth, a veritable black hole as we are unable to resist the gravitational pull of our own folly and limited vision.

The overarching reason for this sad state of affairs is simple - there are many ailments, but in most cases, the remedies lie in the hands of culprits.

It seems to me that everywhere you look we are faced with a Catch-22 situation.

If you are unfamiliar with the concept - in the classic Joseph Heller novel set in World War II, any pilot requesting mental evaluation for insanity - hoping to be found not sane enough to fly dangerous missions - demonstrates his own sanity by making the request and thus cannot be declared insane.

It was deemed a Catch-22 and the phrase has entered common usage to describe a...