Tariffs and Trade Myopia. Trump's Disregard to 200 Years of Economic Wisdom
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- April 9, 2025
By Boo Kok Chuon The National Gallery Singapore currently hosts an exhibition entitled “Laws of Our Land: Foundations of a New Nation” (“Exhibition”), showcasing three key laws that shaped modern Singapore. One of these laws is the Women’s Charter. The foundation of Singapore’s family law can be traced back to the inception of English law
READ MOREBackground Note I am publishing this article to share an experience that I believe is of public interest. During a prolonged sparring conversation with ChatGPT, I noticed the interaction drifting in a direction that felt subtly destabilising. I paused the exchange in time and asked the AI to reflect on what had happened and articulate
READ MOREBy Boo Kok Chuon and Clarie Chan Mei Lee A few days ago, over lunch, I found myself sharing a family story with my soul mate and my co-author for this article, Clarie. Beyond being my wife, she is also my fellow classmate in NTU when we did our Chartered Valuer and Appraiser programme previously.
READ MOREBoo Kok Chuon When Donald Trump imposed new tariffs globally, it was marketed as a nationalistic, job-saving strategy. In reality, it is nothing more than a superficial economic intervention—a painkiller for an economy suffering from systemic infection. To understand why, we must revisit the intellectual lineage of modern trade theory—beginning not with Ricardo, but with
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