Archive
2012
Penyebab Bubble Properti
(Kontan, 23-29 Januari 2012)
Happy Year of the Dragon, a Year of Courage, Prosperity
(The Jakarta Post, January 22, 2012)
(Malaysian Insider, January 22, 2012)
Indonesia, Ban Serep yang Laris Manis
(Kontan, January 2-8, 2012)
2012 Outlook and Maintaining Sustainability
(The Jakarta Post, January 3, 2012)
2011
Krisis dan Gerakan Occupy Wall Street
(Kontan, November 23, 2011)
Don’t Sleep through This Global Occupation
(The Jakarta Post, October 26, 2011)
Obama: Three Years Later and Indonesia
(The Jakarta Post, October 9, 2011)
Indonesia’s State of Democracy Pre-2014
(The Jakarta Post, September 22, 2011)
Cultivating Positivity in Children
(New York Parenting, June 7, 2011)
Era Corporate Social Responsibility: sudah siapkah Anda?
(Profinance, Juni 2011)
Eliminating natural prejudice and racism
(Syndicated column)
Remembering May 1998 Tragedy
(Tempo English, May 18, 2011)
The death of Osama and future challenges
(Syndicated column)
Toward humane reasoning in Indonesian Islam
(Tempo English, March 23, 2011)
Antara Plato dan Aristoteles: pandangan terbatas dan tak terbatas
(PedomanNews.com, 14 Maret 2011 originally published by The Jakarta Post)
A koala mom and a tiger cub
(Syndicated column)
The welfare side of taxation: where is it?
(The Indonesian version was published by PedomanNews.com)
Sisi kesejahteraan perpajakan: di manakah?
(PedomanNews.com, 4 Maret 2011)
Produktivitas dan mitos kemalasan
(PedomanNews.com, 25 Februari 2011 originally published by The Jakarta Post)
Productivity and the myth of laziness
(The Jakarta Post, January 25, 2011)
2010
Therapeutic writings
(The Jakarta Post, December 19, 2010)
Multiculturalism and pluralism: failed fad?
(The Jakarta Post, December 6, 2010)
Katrina, Merapi, and humanity
(The Jakarta Post, November 21, 2010)
The truth about happiness
(The Jakarta Post, October 31, 2010)
Developed Indonesia and third world America
(The Jakarta Post, October 17, 2010)
Tipping point, terrorism and crimes against humanity
(The Jakarta Post, October 7, 2010)
Death, midlife crisis and family life
(The Jakarta Post, October 4, 2010)
Doubt and why good people do bad things
(The Jakarta Post, September 23, 2010)
Bertolak dari krisis: mengubah pola pikir dan kepemimpinan
(Forum Manajemen Prasetiya Mulya, Juli-September 2010 halaman 34-39)
Healthcare for Indonesia: Universal or not?
(The Jakarta Post, August 31, 2010)
Las Vegas, Indonesia and fashion morality
(The Jakarta Post, August 19, 2010)
Outsourcing integrity and cultural transformation in fighting corruption
(The Jakarta Post, August 10, 2010)
Interpreting Koran as the source of living fatwas
(The Jakarta Post, August 3, 2010)
The perils of irrationality and diplomacy
(The Jakarta Post, July 26, 2010)
In search of a voice and chivalry in fighting corruption
(The Jakarta Post, July 19, 2010)
Mystery of life, awe, and ecstasy
(The Jakarta Post, July 7, 2010)
The constrained and unconstrained views
(The Jakarta Post, July 4, 2010)
Soccer and politics
(The Jakarta Post, June 20, 2010)
Lessons from the Jews and conflict resolution
(The Jakarta Post, June 15, 2010)
Peringatan Kerusuhan Mei 1998 dan wacana pluralisme
(Common Ground News Service, May 28, 2010)
Anniversary of Indonesian riots spurs talk of pluralism
(Common Ground News Service, May 25, 2010)
The license to kill, punish, and discriminate
(The Jakarta Post, May 23, 2010)
Manicheism in Indonesia
(The Jakarta Post, May 19, 2010)
Loneliness and introverted writer
(The Jakarta Post, May 14, 2010)
Forgiveness and justice after May 1998 Tragedy
(The Jakarta Post, May 11, 2010)
Why I love the land of the free
(Tracy Press, May 5, 2010)
Liberal democracy and compassion for Indonesia
(The Jakarta Post, April 28, 2010)
Persecution, minority rights, and being human
(The Jakarta Post, April 16, 2010)
Happiness, positive psychology, and liberated learning
(The Jakarta Post, April 4, 2010)
The boy from Menteng
(The Jakarta Post, March 15, 2010)
Avatarism and cyber law
(The Jakarta Post, February 25, 2010)
Friendship, love, and lust
(The Jakarta Post, February 8, 2010)
Peaceful pluralism and non-killing policy
(The Jakarta Post, January 29, 2010)
The anatomy of a kiss
(The Jakarta Post, January 10, 2010)
2009
Virtue, liberty, and rational control
(The Jakarta Post, December 31, 2009)
Minority rights, cladistics, and language watch
(The Jakarta Post, December 22, 2009)
Statelessness, refugees, and human rights
(The Jakarta Post, December 14, 2009)
The Mindanao conflict, “rido,” and foul politics
(The Brunei Times, December 5, 2009)
Universal jurisdiction and global governance
(The Jakarta Post, November 26, 2009)
Charter for Compassion and hope
(The Jakarta Post, November 17, 2009)
Asian culture is thriving in America
(USA Rise Up, November 16, 2009)
Verisimilitude, bullshit, and meaning
(The Jakarta Post, November 12, 2009)
The stoning law, wan’ni, and sharia implementations
(The Jakarta Post, November 3, 2009)
Youth Pledge, entrepreneurship, and young Indonesian ambassadors
(The Jakarta Post, October 28, 2009)
Bruce Marks, the man who saves the American Dream
(Tracy Press, October 23, 2009)
Preventing and healing conflicts through artistic endeavors
(The Jakarta Post, October 19, 2009)
A quest for strong, proper home after natural disasters
(The Jakarta Post, October 12, 2009)
The Silence Breaker
(Tempo English, October 6, 2009)
Myths and misconceptions surrounding intellectual property rights
(The Jakarta Post, October 4, 2009)
The Qur’an as a text of compassion, pluralism, and free will
(Tempo English, September 9, 2009)
Time to protect consumers of home-loan modifications
(Tracy Press, August 22, 2009)
An education in life
(The Jakarta Globe, August 11, 2009)
When a fatwa is not necessarily a “fatwa”
(The Jakarta Globe, June 8, 2009)
The Lolita Effect and female identity
(Tracy Press, May 29, 2009)
A call to arms against bigotry and politics of amnesia
(The Jakarta Globe, April 26, 2009)
Lifting moratoriums and loan restructuring hope
(Tracy Press, April 25, 2009)
On the carpenter and resurrection
(The Jakarta Globe, April 13, 2009)
In search of radical public intellectuals
(The Jakarta Globe, April 9, 2009)
Measuring progress amid patriarchies
(The Jakarta Globe, March 31, 2009)
A flourishing state lives on compassion
(The Jakarta Globe, March 24, 2009)
The marriage of politics and economics
(The Jakarta Globe, March 15, 2009)
Fight for equality is still far from over
(The Jakarta Globe, March 11, 2009)
Decline of pluralism, a cause for concern?
(The Jakarta Globe, March 4, 2009)
This election, a little Socrates for debate
(The Jakarta Globe, February 1, 2009)
Martin Luther King, jr, lives on new White House
(The Jakarta Globe, January 14, 2009)
Indonesia’s not-so human rights
(Asia Sentinel, January 12, 2009)
2008
Fighting crimes against humanity
(The Jakarta Globe, December 11, 2008)
Writing for an imaginary homeland
(The Jakarta Globe, December 6, 2008)
Life’s impermanence and momentary motherhood
(The Jakarta Post, December 2, 2008)
Hope from Silicon Valley
(The Jakarta Post, November 18, 2008)
The politics of compassion
(The Jakarta Post, November 12, 2008)
Terminator’s lessons in leadership
(The Jakarta Post, October 20, 2008)
Screening political soaps
(The Jakarta Post, October 9, 2008)
Facing a U.S. downturn
(The Jakarta Post, September 23, 2008)
Obama’s campaign promises and us
(The Jakarta Post, September 17, 2008)
Intellectual politicians, treason, and schismogenesis
(The Jakarta Post, August 22, 2008)
To love our country, our country ought to be lovely
(The Jakarta Post, August 15, 2008)
Beijing Olympics, between friendship and power
(The Jakarta Post, August 9, 2008)
Here’s to punditocracy
(The Jakarta Post, August 4, 2008)
Generation X, Y, and leadership
(The Jakarta Post, July 24, 2008)
Indonesia in food, fuel, and compassion crises
(The Women’s International Perspective, July 24, 2008)
Citizen diplomacy and cross-cultural pollination
(The Jakarta Post, July 9, 2008)
Conscientiasclerosis and legalized persecution
(The Jakarta Post, June 20, 2008)
Islamic view on jurisprudence and compassion
(The Jakarta Post, June 10, 2008)
The fallacy of equality and persecution
(The Jakarta Post, May 28, 2008)
Is Indonesia slipping back from its historic tolerance?
(Asia Sentinel, May 26, 2008)
Ten years after May 1998 tragedy
(The Jakarta Post, May 8, 2008)
Compassionate democracy: myth or reality?
(The Jakarta Post, April 26, 2008)
America the undereducated?
(Tracy Press, April 15, 2008)
“Fitna” and digital exclusion
(The Jakarta Post, April 12, 2008 and Asia Media UCLA Asia Institute, April 12, 2008)
Banality and compassion
(Asia Blogging Network, April 8, 2008)
Romancing the Koran in Indonesia
(Asia Sentinel, March 20, 2008)
Prophetic mindset
(Tracy Press, March 19, 2008)
Gender equalities and urgency for fair masculinism
(Asia Blogging Network, March 10, 2008)
Islam and competing in doing good
(The Jakarta Post, March 3, 2008)
Pandora’s box: shariah law in Indonesia
(Asia Sentinel, February 26, 2008)
The power and abuse of language in politics
(The Jakarta Post, February 20, 2008)
The urgency of teaching political literacy
(Asia Blogging Network, February 19, 2008)
Lauding the late Tom Lantos
(Tracy Press, February 12, 2008)
Being Chinese is a personal decision and choice
(The Jakarta Post, February 12, 2008)
The possibility of indicting Soeharto after his death
(The Jakarta Post, February 4, 2008)
Raciality and being post-racial
(Tracy Press, February 2, 2008)
Survive downturn with chutzpah
(Tracy Press, January 24, 2008)
Don’t let next president run amok
(Tracy Press, January 5, 2008)
2007
The need for religious literacy in a multicultural society
(The Jakarta Post, December 21, 2007 and Asia News Network, December 22, 2007)
Smart money on a stay-the-course fed
(Tracy Press, December 4, 2007)
Nationalism, regionalism, and multiculturalism
(The Jakarta Post, December 4, 2007)
When Indonesia needs Al Gore more
(The Jakarta Post, November 20, 2007)
GDP, poverty, and Gross National Happiness
(The Jakarta Post, November 12, 2007)
Building Indonesia’s brand name, image
(The Jakarta Post, October 17, 2007)
The fourth estate: death or reborn anew?
(The Jakarta Post, September 17, 2007)
Universities key to corruption eradication
(The Jakarta Post, September 3, 2007)
Social intelligence: the overlooked determinant of success
(Asia Blogging Network, August 6, 2007)
Be one in a million, not one of a million
(Asia Blogging Network, July 1, 2007)
Failing, quitting, and being a superstar
(Asia Blogging Network, June 6, 2007)
Petites are larger than they look
(Petite, 2001)
