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Singapore Dreams Up Foreign Influence in Politics

Another trap on free speech

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John Berthelsen
Jul 07, 2022
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The Singapore government on July 7 implemented a new law aimed at a problem that doesn’t appear to exist, unless you count political philanthropist George Soros: alleged attempts by foreign interests to interfere in the island republic’s domestic politics.

The best the government could do to show such foreign interference was to describe a recent dispute…

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