PinnedWhat Both Sides Get Wrong in Singapore’s Meritocracy DebateIn a recently published Straits Times op-ed titled Meritocracy and how to manage its downsides, veteran journalist Chua Mui Hoong reopened…Nov 12, 20202Nov 12, 20202
Using Random Forest and XGBoost To Predict IncomeIn this article, I build two predictive machine learning models — Random Forest and XGBoost — to find out what demographic factors…Oct 28, 2023Oct 28, 2023
A Practical Guide To Doing K-Means ClusteringYou are Chief Marketing Officer of Walmart. Millions of customers with different purchasing behaviours buy your products daily.Oct 23, 2023Oct 23, 2023
Published inBanklessDAOBreaking Out of the Walled Gardens of Web2 For Web3’s Greener PasturesMar 11, 2022Mar 11, 2022
The Threat of Cancel Culture in Nanny State SingaporeMost conflicts and disagreements about politics and the world boil down to boring, technical differences in tedious methodological details…Mar 31, 20212Mar 31, 20212
How To Think About Social WorkToday is apparently “Social Worker’s Day”, which explains why I’ve been seeing a lot of related memes, posts and articles, some snarky…Mar 16, 2021Mar 16, 2021
Why Jamus Lim Is Wrong On Carbon TaxesMany carbon tax advocates — such as the Workers Party economist Jamus Lim — tend to hedge their support for the tax hike on a conditional…Feb 3, 2021Feb 3, 2021
Published inThe ShadowWhat Lessons Can We Draw From The Dover Forest Saga?The most recent spat in Singapore’s media sphere involves local environmentalists and NGOs pushing back against the government’s decision…Jan 28, 20211Jan 28, 20211
The Best Book I Read In 2020The best book I’ve read in 2020 is without a doubt Huang Yasheng’s 2008 “Capitalism with Chinese Characteristics”. I credit Adam Martin…Jan 3, 20211Jan 3, 20211
We Need To Rethink Singapore’s Draconian Conscription PoliciesI find much of Singapore’s public policy is praiseworthy. I’ve written a book about it. But one big exception are its conscription…Dec 12, 20202Dec 12, 20202
On Capitalism And LGBT Freedoms In SingaporeAt a recent Singapore Tech Forum, Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong lauded LGBT individuals as “valued members of society”. PM…Nov 21, 20201Nov 21, 20201
5 Things To Know About The History of Singapore’s Environmental PolicyLocal environmentalists have a tendency to go overboard in their accusations of the PAP government when it comes to the environment. The…Oct 11, 2020Oct 11, 2020
The Two Types of Political Hooligans in SingaporeBroadly speaking, Singapore’s politics is dominated by two distinct groups of political hooligans.Jul 25, 2020Jul 25, 2020
Why Vote PAP And Why Vote Opposition: A Classical Liberal TakeI’ve always been generally critical of the opposition parties, and a lot of my friends (and haters) tend to stereotype me as a diehard PAP…Jul 8, 2020Jul 8, 2020
What Jamus Lim Isn’t Telling You About The Minimum WageSingapore’s 2020 General Elections are in full swing. Brought to the forefront of the conversation again is the minimum wage policy that…Jul 8, 20208Jul 8, 20208
How Singapore Produced A World-Class Healthcare SystemEconomists and politicians have long marvelled at Singapore’s healthcare system as one of the best in the world. As per the Bloomberg…Jul 2, 2020Jul 2, 2020
My Response: The Dangerous Influence of “Chinese Privilege” in SingaporeMy article “The Dangerous Influence of Chinese Privilege in Singapore” has gotten quite a bit of traction in the past week. I’ll leave…Jun 25, 20202Jun 25, 20202
The Dangerous Influence of “Chinese Privilege” in SingaporeWhen I met UK Member of European Parliament (MEP) Daniel Hannan in 2019, he curiously inquired about Chinese Privilege in Singapore.Jun 20, 20209Jun 20, 20209
“There Is No Such Thing As A Free Market” Is Not An ArgumentIn my home country of Singapore — one of the most economically-free societies in the world — I often remind my friends that we owe much of…Jun 7, 20202Jun 7, 20202
Thoughts on Covid-19 in SingaporeI remain unconvinced that the lock down in Singapore is justified. There is a growing scepticism over the economic costs we will incur due…Apr 11, 2020Apr 11, 2020
