One of Singapore&#x27;s prominent politicians in the late 90&#x27;s wrote an essay about why Singapore does not have free speech. He said that the U.S. requires free speech because the press acts as a check on a corrupt government. In Singapore, he claimed, the government must instead act as a check on a corrupt press.<p>How&#x27;s that for logic? You can find this article in a book of many similar essays available right up front in most major bookstores of Singapore.