From 3rd World to 1st

Lee Kuan Yew’s memoirs make one thing unmistakably clear: the entire project of taking Singapore from 3rd world to 1st was a hard-fought battle against communism. Lee recounts how his party initially formed a united front with the communists to gain mass support among the Chinese-educated population, only to later turn against them once in power. Independence itself was not the end of the fight; the communist threat remained a central preoccupation long after separation from Malaysia.

Karsan Value Funds: 2026 Q2 Results

Karsan Value Funds (KVF) is a value-oriented fund, as described here. Due to securities regulations, the fund is not open to the public at this time. Should that change in the future, there will be an announcement on this site.

The Shithead

I almost put The Shithead down halfway through.

The Big Fix

In their 2024 book The Big Fix, Denise Hearn and Vass Bednar deliver a wake-up call about the state of competition in Canada. At roughly 140 pages, it's a quick and engaging read aimed at general audiences frustrated with high prices.

Karsan Value Funds: 2026 Q1 Results

Karsan Value Funds (KVF) is a value-oriented fund, as described here. Due to securities regulations, the fund is not open to the public at this time. Should that change in the future, there will be an announcement on this site.

Born A Crime

I really enjoyed reading Trevor Noah's book Born A Crime. The book recounts Noah’s unconventional upbringing in apartheid and post-apartheid South Africa. The title refers to the literal crime of his existence: as the son of a Black Xhosa mother and a white Swiss father, his birth violated the Immorality Act, which forbade interracial relationships.

Black Jacobins

C.L.R. James’s The Black Jacobins (1938) is one of the most powerful history books ever written. It tells the story of the Haitian Revolution, the only successful slave revolt in history, which overthrew French colonial rule and created the independent nation of Haiti in 1804.