Of Blue Books and lousy newspapers
Increasingly, the Straits Times been publishing more and more drivel. Its so bad nowadays that i only give the election coverage a cursory flick and ignore most of the election articles.
So, instead of reading what the offical govt mouthpiece says, there are far superior alternatives online. The Volokh Conspiracy is a recent addition to my bloglist and is full of thoughtful articles on law and politics. Far better than the straits times, i’d say. Read about the Blue Book, the far more complex version of the Red Books that Law Students grapple with. Or of the recent decision in Abigail Alliance for Better Access to Developmental Drugs v. Eschenbach, which held that a terminally ill patient was entitled to use experimental, unapproved drugs if it could potentially save his life.
Locally, instead of believing the substandard writing of ST, there is far better writing available from the likes of Mr Wang. Xenoboy often has something smart and incisive to say, and writes excellent prose . His post on Potong Pasir, is quite possibly the best article i have read on the elections.
