Conservative podcaster Charlie Kirk’s assassination highlights how political discourse in the US has turned increasingly intolerant. Could Singapore face a similar future? Unlikely — not because we’re more accepting of extremism but because our laws swiftly curb such speech. Still, as the world grows darker, one question remains: what future are we heading toward?

Charlie Kirk’s assassination

Different forms of radicalisation

“Free speech” in Singapore

World’s response to Kirk’s death

Future of the world