Electioneering and the Blogging Foreigner

I have been silenced . . . Philippine Immigration has made clear that foreigners are not to engage in Philippine elections in any way. Not even open our mouths or tap our keyboards. Immigration has announced that it will deport foreigners who violate Section 4 of COMELEC Resolution 9615: Resolution 9615, SECTION 4. Prohibition against Foreign … Continue reading

Bias: Care and Feeding of the Beast

Blogger Ellen Tordisillas has come to be a fascinating case study for me. I’ve written several blogs about her.  I’m perplexed because I hold her to be a reasonably reasonable and well-intentioned person, yet we come down on opposite sides of the opinion line on many issues. Furthermore, I don’t think she is pursuing a … Continue reading

This Top Secret Report Just In

Unknown to readers and even Angry Maude, JoeAm three months ago hired a black ops organization to do some undercover work. A “black ops organization”  is a secret agency so secret that its existence must be denied by every alphabet known to the entire spy world, including the FBI, CIA, NBI, NBA, KGB, NRA, IRA, … Continue reading

A Huge Philippine Weakness: Acting Transactionally Rather Than Strategically

I have written about this subject before, but want to take a different swing at it. You know, three swings before getting called out. Several incidents have occurred recently that illustrate the point I want to make. The point is this: The Philippines is a transactional nation, responding to events rather than planning how to … Continue reading

The Philippines: A Return to Eden

The real tree of knowledge? I was described as a demagogue recently for defending, not the minesweeper that crashed into a cherished reef, but the notion that it is best to await for information before declaring people guilty of lawbreaking or arrogance. Well, I suppose my running to the defense of America is a function … Continue reading