This essay by Tan Guan Yu, written for the course Asia Now! The Archaeology of the Future City, was the winner of the Best Essay Prize for the Calendar Year 2022. It is published here as part one of two parts.

Polity presents an exclusive interview with Minister K Shanmugam.

Lance Wu reports on the Tembusu forum on GE2020, where the discussion covered campaign tactics, the human aspect of governance, POFMA, and the politics of race.

Jonathan Lee analyses the film Brazil’s satire of bureaucracy with reference to Weber and Foucault.

Responding to a class discussion that left him intrigued, Jonathan Lee reflects on gender, inequality and the feminist movement – a timely piece in light of International Women’s Day earlier this month.

Erica Lim writes about the need for disability rights in the sustainability movement, arguing that the two movements can and should work together.