Melissa Chen

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Journalist who was born and raised in Singapore but ultimately emigrated to the United States due to the country's freedom of the press and ideas.

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Tweet Apr 25, 2023

In the early 2000s when I left Singapore for America, most Singaporeans admired the US. My sense being back here these days is that not only is it no longer true, there's a considerable amount of contempt for America due to its cultural export of w

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Tweet Jan 31, 2023

One of the greatest casualties of the culture wars is Prof. David Sabitini. What was, in any other time, a complex romantic interplay between grown adults has instead devolved into a public spat, facilitated by the DEI-HR industrial complex. The cos

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Tweet Jan 14, 2022

I’ve been to many conferences over the years - TED, Aspen, you name it. Hereticon was hands down the best experience. It’s amazing how different things are when you have a self-selected group of interesting, resilient, impossible-to-offend thinkers

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