Lee’s first priority when he became prime minister in 1959 was to build Singapore’s economy. At that time, the city state was a swamp, with no natural resources, and it even had to import its drinking water from Malaysia. By embracing free trade, capital growth, real meritorious education, low taxes, and a reliable judicial system,…
Lee Kuan Yew was a remarkable man, a giant of our times who showed the world that through action rather than rhetoric, that respect for the rule of law, good manners, hard work, determination, self-reliance and practical mindedness will pave the way to success. His most important legacy is governance free of left wing ideologies.…
As I wrote in this post some time ago “Dying Detroit, thriving Singapore- two cities from which we can learn so much” “The main reason the left lost in Singapore is Lee Kuan Yew’s knowledge of communist subversion strategies. He fought them all his younger life, and learned well from this experience, and was always…
At 90 years old, Lee Kuan Yew is still smarter than most Western politicians half his age. The former Singapore PM commented yesterday that trends of women being more highly educated and the movement toward greater “gender equality” at the workplace have contributed to the phenomenon of a declining birth rate. Currently, some 44.2 per…
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