Sunny Somewhere

Hello from sunny somewhere. I'm not going to tell you where I'm at, just know I'm not in a cold, dark place. On holiday enjoying the sun, so I have not been catching up much on the news. Although the Olympics is everywhere. Good to know that Singapore is advancing in badminton and table tennis. Checking out some of the Olympians. I'd just like to say that the Australian Softball team is quite good looking. Yummy... Also the weight lifting was interesting. China won both gold and silver in the 62kg area (I think). Thailand also won a medal, good for them.

It's quite a Singapore week in the Economist, so I thought you might like to read some of it. This one's about Philip Yeo, A*Star and EDB. This one's about Temasek and Ho Ching.

Here's something not related to Singapore, but related to the human race. It proves that both the Social Darwainists and Kropotkin were half-way right. It's always bothered me that man is selfish, yet has an altruistic streak. But it turns out that we have both and that's what makes us superior to other species (I'm a speciesist).

Something interesting written in Today today (I wanted to say that).

Ok that's it. For now. I'm still on holiday, so I'll catch up later. Just a heads up. The LKY school of Public Policy is now open for business. Until it builds a brand name, I'm off to the JFK School of Government. Maybe I'll get and exchange program and come back here as a "visiting scholar," with perks and all.