Ego Economics
In a prior commentary, I criticized the âtrade of favorsâ that is undertaken by those in power as they obtain personal enrichment by leveraging their power. I questioned how the Philippines could ever expect to achieve anything but mediocrity if appointments don’t focus on skill and instill ambition as the driving force in economic production. … Continue reading
My Brain is a Stranger
My Brain Is a Stranger Do you ever have those moments when you wonder who you are? My brain is a stranger at times, cooking up concepts and ideas that I have no part in. I lecture my wife about not using her favorite expression âs**its happenâ in front of our young son. Then I … Continue reading
The Humorous Bone
It comes to me occasionally that there is not a great deal of literary wit on Filipino blog sites. Oh, manuelbuencamino offers up a bit of satire now and then and occasionally a humorous bone is dropped into a discussion thread, and that fires up a good chortle. But most of the writing bewails the … Continue reading
A Nation of Traitors
I’m sure some are likely to reject this notion without consideration: âWhat an arrogant twit. And we thought that Chinese dude was bad.â Well, let me exercise your brain a little, limber it up, rather like stretching before the basketball game. See if you can get in the mode of thinking before you do the … Continue reading