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Americans need to come to terms with their new reality under President Donald Trump

January 24, 2017 benign0 25 Comments

The trouble with Liberals is that they are too open-minded. They are, they themselves insist, “pro-choice”. And this is why liberalism is incompatible with the human condition — becuase human beings suck at coping with an abundance of choice. This is where conservatism resonates — it offers a straight path (in the real sense of…

Civics, Government, Politics

Delusion and Ignorance are NOT Positive Things

August 18, 2015 Grimwald 9 Comments

In her latest article, Fallen Angel shows us how our own culture works against us in various ways. Unfortunately, there are still a good number of commenters who, due to a misguided way of thinking, see things differently and are quick to assume that the article is once again attacking the integrity of the Filipino…

Culture, Society

Truth or Consequence

January 8, 2013January 8, 2013 Mauro Gia Samonte 94 Comments

Apropos the stream of comments generated by my article SYRIAN WAR: MARCOS IN RETROSPECT, Iâ€™m prompted to think back on Rashomon, that movie by Akira Kurosawa which won the Best Picture Award in the 1950 Berlin Film Festival onward to winning a similar honor in the Cannes Film Festival. Rashomon tells the story of a…

Noynoy Aquino Vampire Hunter

July 6, 2012May 15, 2014 Gogs 41 Comments

“We’ll have a kid Or maybe we’ll rent one He’s got to be straight We don’t want a bent one He’ll drink his baby brew From a big brass cup Someday he may be president If things loosen up” Love Story by Randy Newman With the release this blockbuster season of…

Culture, Media, Politics

Looking beyond PNoy’s hypocrisy: the beauty of keeping your mouth shut

June 3, 2012June 4, 2012 a 104 Comments

The momentous and much-praised (to the point of being overrated) victory of PNoyâ€™s administration in ousting former Chief Justice Renato Corona from office was marred by the presidentâ€™s blatant hypocrisy in refusing to fulfil his promise of waiving his bank secrecy rights for the sake of a new era of transparency and accountability. PNoyâ€™s administration…

Government, Politics, Society

The Philippines: a country governed by people who reflect the society that elected them

April 19, 2012October 12, 2013 benign0 44 Comments

Does the solution to the multitude of ills that plague the Philippines reside in politics? Is it really the quality of government that is behind the chronic failure that is the Philippine nation? Think again. [Photo courtesy Today in History.] Perhaps there was a time when there were lots of scapegoats that Filipinos can count…

Culture, Development, Government, Politics