Unspun

I can’t find the link, but it was of a comedian on Instagram Reels ranting about Gen Z and the lack of critical thinking.
Her take was that there was once a time when people practiced critical thinking, which amounts to listening to both sides of an argument before coming to a conclusion. After that, the critical thinker could agree or disagree, but they would lay out their...

A short article I wrote in the Maverick blog examining why, among a public with short attention spans for news, the First Sons Gibran and Kaesang have been stuck in the spotlight for weeks on end.

In media training we tell spokespersons NEVER to repeat a negative, especially when it evokes strong feelings or reactions.
This is something that Silfester Matutina, leader of Jokowi’s supporters and hence acknowledged protector of the President’s good name, obviously failed to do in a talkshow with CNN Indonesia’s Rivana....

Should PDI-P be an opposition party? Should Nasdem join the opposition? Would their being in the Opposition help or hinder Indonesia’s growth as a nation? Would an Opposition hasten the breakup of the nation?
These are the questions that should be occupying the minds of the politicians who fielded the losing candidates. Yet they seem to be occupied with fault finding and uncovering instances of voting anomalies. Given the margin of victory of the Prabowo...