Blog posts

A Note on the Minister's 'Kampus Merdeka' (Freedom to Learn)

Not long ago, the Ministry of Education and Culture’s YouTube channel released a new video: a presentation by Minister Nadiem Makarim on “Kampus Merdeka” (Freedom to Learn). For me, the Ministry of Education and Culture is the most important of all ministries. Not only because of its large budget, but because it is the ministry that shapes our future. I believe a nation can only be as great as what it teaches its children. These children are our future. So when Jokowi announced Nadiem as Minister, I was quite excited.

Wildfires and Floods: A Lesson

Australia is in mourning. Devastating bushfires have been ravaging the continent, specifically in New South Wales (NSW), now spreading to Victoria as well. This fire season has burned millions of hectares, a new record. Dozens have died and property damage has reached hundreds of thousands of dollars.

The Return of Industrial Policy

Liberalization isn’t for everyone. The “liberalize everything” approach came under pressure after being blamed for both the 1998 Asian financial crisis and the 2008 global financial crisis. The perfect-market assumption that underpinned financial liberalization policy collapsed immediately in the wake of both crises.