Society
Identity Politics, & The Politicisation of Mental Health
"If you don't let me do this, I'll commit suicide". What happens when "mental health" is used to hold you hostage to acquiesce to beliefs you disagree with? Is there a healthier alternative to the compelled affirmation of every new identity and behaviour in a culture where the modern psychological 'self' has been unmoored from biological realities?
Society
What’s The Big Deal With Critical Race Theory (Part 2)
In our second instalment on CRT, Regardless explores nascent 'anti-racist' thought in Singapore and explains why this is corrosive to the country.
Society
What’s The Big Deal With Critical Race Theory? (Part 1)
What are the basic tenets of Critical Race Theory and why are they such a big problem when applied uncritically to racial discourse in Singapore? Regardless explores CRT's foundations and explains why they're worth raising a couple of eyebrows over.
Governance & Policy
Understanding Vaccine Hesitancy On The Road To Vaccine-Nation
To many, getting vaccinated seems like a no-brainer. Barring a medical exemption, why would one refuse?It turns out that there are many reasons to be worried; some not-so-good and some sensible.Regardless takes a look at this newly-polarising issue, and suggests some practical steps to heal the divide.
Governance & Policy
Conflicted: A Closer Look at Conversion Therapy
The Singapore Psychological Society recently pronounced on the harms of Conversion Therapy. A closer look at the research raises questions on the evidence its conflicting accounts.
Society
The Core of Singapore’s National Morality: Racial & Religious Harmony
Understanding why racial and religious harmony has found its place as the bedrock for our aspirations as a nation through a brief examination of history and the promises we make ourselves.
Society
Radical Trans Ideology Will Splinter Singapore’s LGBT Community
When adopted unquestioningly, radical transgender activism poses threats to healthy public discourse. The LGBT community risks delegitimisation by more than its philosophical paradoxes.How long will the most strident voices prevail before Singapore realises the emperor has no clothes?
Society
Singapore, still a colony? A look at “Firstness”, Indigenous people and Rights. (Part Two)
Left.sg has levelled serious accusations at Singapore - That Singapore plunders and profits off its indigenous peoples, and that it is complicit in Palestinian suffering. Many have readily parroted this. But is it true?