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QAnon: Understanding perception manipulators of the future
Spin doctors are going to rule the world!
‘Culture wars’: The Trump effect
IN retrospect, I think a Malaysianised version of one of the most lasting legacies of Donald Trump could be surmised as: “Saya white supremacist, saya ok.”
‘Unity’ in post-Trump America
America’s biggest divider is no longer President. What does this mean for unity? What lessons can Malaysia learn?
Our frontliners need help!
As our healthcare system comes under increasing strain, let us not publicly ‘celebrate’ our frontliners while silencing their voices and turning a deaf ear to their pleas for help.
Lessons in crisis communication for government and businesses
As someone who works in communications, the columnist offers some perspectives on the effects of what people say, and how they say it.
Of starfish and #BantuMembantu
While we keep thinking about the best ways to do system-wide aid, let’s not forget the power of inspiring each other to do small good deeds.
In #BangsaMalaysia, #KitaJagaKita
#BangsaMalaysia can only be built based on shared values. Maybe first among those should be: we take care of one another.
I am an addict
Columnist Nathaniel Tan speaks of the dangers of being addicted to computer gaming
Bangsa Malaysia: Worth fighting for
Abim has sounded the rallying call. Will we answer?
Of ‘grand coalitions’ and the One Ring
“Fruitless did I call the victory of the Last Alliance? Not wholly so, yet it did not achieve its end. Sauron was diminished, but not destroyed. His Ring was lost but not unmade. The Dark Tower was broken, but its foundations were not removed; for they were made with the power of the Ring, and while it remains they will endure.” -- Elrond, The Fellowship of The Ring
Gravity 2020
What is the new centre of gravity that will emerge from our growing vacuums?
Partisan gravity
I AM really lucky to have a wife that understands me, and is so frequently patient and forgiving of my considerable list of trying quirks – even at great cost to herself. No two people fit perfectly, but some people are lucky to fit pretty well.