Before the 2-volume biography of Lim Kit Siang by Kee Thuan Chye, there were two biographical sketches of the opposition leader based on questions and…
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Day: February 3, 2026
Native Americans and Abraham Lincoln
Abe, in history, has been elevated to a god status by many historians. Any human failures of his are embedded in the text and not…
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Fengshui Power in Qing Governance
Tristan G. Brown is one of the emerging Western historians of late Imperial China. He is an assistant professor of history at MIT. His first…
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A Gentleman of the Law
A Gentleman of The Law: Essays in Memory of Tan Yock Lin (2026) The late Professor Tan Yock Lin was my lecturer at NUS circa…
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Lee Kuan Yew at 80
Lee Kuan Yew at 80 (2003) was published to celebrate his 80th birthday. It contains 80 quotes in English and Mandarin. Here are some of…
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