Steve M stands up for the rulers of China. The post-communist Communist Party, that is.

Maybe the difference is that elites in China and Singapore aren't trying to destroy their own countries

No need to read the post.

That’s his title on it, and the comparison is with American elites.

But I couldn't resist the temptation to quote this bit.

He's commenting on an article by David Brooks in which DB's admiration for capitalist, technocrat dictatorship is on display.

(Brooks isn't concerned that it is still the Communist Party that rules China.)

Brooks laments American influence-group politics -- but he says countries like Singapore and China are corrupt, too.

So what difference does it make how palms get greased?

I think the difference is that, in Singapore and China, what powerful interest groups want isn't allowed to trump the best interests of the nation.

It seems to me that there's more of a sense that the powerful forces in business and government are trying to row in the same direction.

So there you have it.

Looks to me like Steve M actually shares DB's admiration.