Letters

Our exclusive interview with Lee Kuan Yew prompted many readers to write in with praise for Singapore's founding father, but some also raised concerns about Lee's wariness of democracy

I have great respect for Lee Kuan Yew's achievements in Singapore's early development [Dec. 12]. It is unfortunate, however, that he sees only "chaos" in the free marketplace of ideas and does not recognize the myriad possibilities of positive creativity. Singaporeans are taught how to think and act in accord with the dictates of the system. Now Singaporeans are being told to be creative. So even the...