Gripped by reductionist groupthink and polarised politics, both the political left and right are regressing to their most crude authoritarian incarnations. There is strong reason to doubt how long our constitutional traditions and institutions can survive this political tug-of-war. Despite this unmitigated political polarisation, there exists a third (classical liberal) way. In this hour-long webinar, join Dr. Bryan Cheang and Prof. Razeen Sally as they explore the philosophical underpinnings of the "Singapore Consensus": communitarianism, meritocracy and technocracy. Bryan’s new book unreservedly recommends epistemic liberalism, limited government and decentralisation across a spectrum of hot-button issues including economic redistribution and environmentalism.

Since time immemorial, human beings have been transient travellers. With the unmitigated rise of protectionism and nationalism today, immigration has been heavily curtailed. Governments are beefing up their borders to protect cultural integrity, social compact and domestic employment which are seemingly threatened by unfettered immigration. In this joint event between the Adam Smith Center, SMU Economics Intelligence Club, NTU Economics Society, LSE Hayek Society and KCL's Libertarian Society, Prof. Chandran Kukathas draws insights from his new book, Immigration and Freedom, to explore draconian immigration restrictions and its infringement on liberty.

To order:

SG:https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/11841#t=aboutBook

International: https://www.amazon.com/Liberalism-Unveiled-Forging-Third-Singapore/dp/9811220743

To order:

SG:https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/11841#t=aboutBook

International: https://www.amazon.com/Liberalism-Unveiled-Forging-Third-Singapore/dp/9811220743

To order the book:

SG:https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/11841#t=aboutBook

International: https://www.amazon.com/Liberalism-Unveiled-Forging-Third-Singapore/dp/9811220743

To order the book:

SG:https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/11841#t=aboutBook

International: https://www.amazon.com/Liberalism-Unveiled-Forging-Third-Singapore/dp/9811220743

To order:

SG:https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/11841#t=aboutBook

International: https://www.amazon.com/Liberalism-Unveiled-Forging-Third-Singapore/dp/9811220743

This is the first episode in a special series covering our new book Liberalism Unveiled: Forging a New Third Way For Singapore, published by World Scientific. The co-authors Bryan Cheang and Donovan Choy unpack the notion of Asian values and the challenge to liberal democracy in the Singapore context. Asian values advocates in Singapore include Kishore Mahbubani, Tommy Koh, and many more, and even today some still believe that liberalism is inapplicable beyond a narrow Western context. The authors acknowledge the criticisms made by Asian values scholars that Western nations have failed to live up to their liberal rhetoric and have often been bad role models. Yet, if one is truly concerned about cultural particularism and diversity, the paradigm of epistemic liberalism outlined in the book would be most attractive. To order: SG:https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/11841#t=aboutBook International: https://www.amazon.com/Liberalism-Unveiled-Forging-Third-Singapore/dp/9811220743

This is the first episode in a special series covering our new book Liberalism Unveiled: Forging a New Third Way For Singapore, published by World Scientific. The co-authors Bryan Cheang and Donovan Choy unpack the notion of Asian values and the challenge to liberal democracy in the Singapore context. Asian values advocates in Singapore include Kishore Mahbubani, Tommy Koh, and many more, and even today some still believe that liberalism is inapplicable beyond a narrow Western context. The authors acknowledge the criticisms made by Asian values scholars that Western nations have failed to live up to their liberal rhetoric and have often been bad role models. Yet, if one is truly concerned about cultural particularism and diversity, the paradigm of epistemic liberalism outlined in the book would be most attractive. To order: SG:https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/11841#t=aboutBook International: https://www.amazon.com/Liberalism-Unveiled-Forging-Third-Singapore/dp/9811220743

To order: SG:https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/11841#t=aboutBook International: https://www.amazon.com/Liberalism-Unveiled-Forging-Third-Singapore/dp/9811220743