(Lee Kuan Yew, Prime Minister of Singapore.....) (View Post)

well, for what it's worth I would like to know a lot more about this affair. I was the second poster on that thread yesterday, and I observed that it asked a lot of questions - for example, who,… (View Post)

Sorry I missed the conversation on Clubs yesterday. Not sure if it was mentioned, but there is an excellent book on the subject - "Behind Closed Doors" by Seth Thevoz. It's a very good… (View Post)

Yes, some very good points there. The phenomenon was analysed in some detail in Robert Putnam's book "Bowling Alone". In his example, ten-pin bowling is as popular as it has ever been,… (View Post)

The biggest mistake he ever made was in letting people realise that he had a sense of humour. Once he was recognised as being funny, he was easy to dismiss as a lightweight. Nothing could have been f… (View Post)