Cherian George

Singaporeans may fancy ourselves the most envied nation in the region, but there are some things across the Causeway that make us wide-eyed with wonderment.

analysis If even the PM has acknowledged the political impact of the Internet, does that not make Singapore – with its far greater Internet penetration levels – ripe for an electoral tsunami?

Being over-concerned about certain questions leads to 'bottom-lineism'. This in turn blinds people to two important features of political activism - long-term change and ideological struggle.