Singapore, however, seems a poor choice of a venue in which to expand the model of Yale College in Asia. Some call it a police state, citing ample evidence, and there’s little question that it is authoritarian and continues to commit significant violations of basic human rights. Recent tremors in the country’s politics may even accelerate, not diminish, these violations.
If our purpose is to set a model for a liberal arts education, why not engage India, the country with a free and contentions public sphere and an extra-ordinary intellectual life both in India and in the Indian diaspora? Full story
