Political Attitudes in Singapore
In August, Wake Up Singapore conducted a survey of Singaporeans' social and political attitudes, with some surprising and some not-so-surprising resul…
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“Wake Up, Singapore!” Says Sean Francis Han
PJ Thum speaks to Sean Francis Han, the editor-in-chief of Wake Up Singapore. Wake Up Singapore bills itself as a community of young activists looking…
An Interview With Tan Jee Say
PJ Thum sits down with Tan Jee Say of the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) to talk about Singapore's economy and economic policies, and the SDP's camp…
Meritocracy in Singapore
Last year, Professor Stefano Harney made headlines in Singapore when he gave all 169 business students in his course the same grade. The university ca…
Looking Back to the Future
Prof James Warren, author of several groundbreaking subaltern histories of Singapore including "Rickshaw Coolie: A People's History of Singapore 1880-…
An Interview With Dr Paul Tambyah
On this week's episode, PJ Thum speaks to Dr Paul Tambyah from the Singapore Democratic Party. They discuss his vision for Singapore, healthcare, the …
NN Explains: The Singapore General Elections
Singaporeans go to the polls on 10th July. Here's an explainer to get you up to speed on the big picture and what's at stake in the Singapore General …
NN Explains: Pragmatism
Pragmatism is a common claim made by politicians but is a vague term used to justify all sorts of means to an end. What are we willing to accept or ov…
How the Use of POFMA Against Episode 8 Proves I Was Right About POFMA
PJ responds to the POFMA order against Episode 8 by analysing how POFMA was used; notes how the POFMA order did not challenge any of the fundamental c…
Political Agenda: Understanding Singapore’s Electoral System
Kokila Annamalai, Ngiam Shih Tung, and Gan Theng Wei sit down with PJ Thum to talk about all the issues surrounding Singapore's elections, and in part…
