Geopolitics in Sun Yat Sen’s China
In a leisurely trip to the island of Penang, Malaysia, I discovered that Sun Yat Sen, the presumptive "father" of...
The petro-dollar will not be the reason for the end of the dollar
There are some reports going around saying that the U.S.-Saudi petrodollar agreement of 8 June, 1974 has officially lapsed on...
A postcard from China’s Ming dynasty
As I learn more about Chinese history, I draw parallels that I think are being repeated in China today The...
Postcard from America – a glimpse of the grassroots on a quiet Sunday afternoon
A few Saturdays ago, I accompanied a politician friend to attend a US Democratic Party caucus meeting in York, a...
Is Singapore about to issue the world’s first bank-issued stablecoin?
As I have said in my book, and in multiple interviews, it is not inconceivable that every bank in the...
Singaporeans don’t deserve Piyush Gupta
I was the first person ever to complain that Singapore and DBS should be cultivating its own CEOs, way back...
