In April 2020, a Taiwanese woman tested positive for COVID-19 after her flight from the…
Contemporary Egalitarianism 2020
Evaluating the Social Meaning of Work in Japan’s Pension System
As one of the longest-living and healthiest populations in the world, Japan has an eye…
MSF’s Response to “Sam”: Why We Need to Talk about Democratic Equality
In April, weeks after the start of circuit breaker measures, the Sunday Times ran an…
What We Owe To Each Other When We Talk About The Minimum Wage
During recent debates on the minimum wage in Singapore, there appears to be bipartisan endorsement…
The Aspirations of Immigrant Parents from Takapuna to Paris: Against the Dogmatic Application of Rawls’ Principles of Justice
I feel that many first-generation immigrants to democratic countries often do not have their life…
What Gives with Philanthropy? The pitfalls of the mega-wealthy’s donations as a path to equality, according to philosophers
When Jeff Bezos announced in early 2020 that he was pledging $10 billion of his…
“Redundancy Insurance will not Restore the Dignity of Singapore’s Labour”
Work is fundamental to the dignity of the person. Yet, in today’s economic climate, ravaged…
An Unjust Migrant Worker Policy
Singapore must do more to protect migrant workers from exploitation. The outbreak of coronavirus cases…
The Case for State Payments for Care Work
When it comes to gender equality, women’s economic participation and opportunity in Singapore ranks highly…