Society
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The Decline of Establishment Politics
The American primaries have been dominated by the attention lavished on anti-establishment candidates. Wong Wei Xiang attempts to lay out the reasons for their ascendancy and what it means for politics in this day and age.
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The Singapore Love Story
Earlier in the semester, a Fellow’s Tea with film director Tan Pin Pin, hosted by Dr. Margaret Tan, was held. Following the screening of Tan Pin Pin’s film, To Singapore, with Love, Mary Ann Lim attempts to deconstruct the concept of national identity posited by the film.
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For the Gin Nas
Jesslene Lee and Vanessa Teo reflect on the week of national mourning for the late Mr Lee, and probe at how and where we, the young ones, could move from here.
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Rationality or Values as means to well-being?
Casey Ang shares his thoughts on the topic of the Tembusu Forum on Mar 20, “Has Singapore become a Market Society?” in this essay.
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Opening the Mausoleum of Death: First encounters with Bukit Brown
The ongoing plan to exhume the graves for the extension of a highway was like the obliteration of this “individualism” for the greater good.
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Engaging Tembusians in active citizenry: REACH dialogue
About 50 Tembusians attended the dialogue session with Ngiam Siew Ying, the director of the National Population and Talent Division. The topic of discussion was population issues.