An Open Letter to Richard J. Heydarian from LCPL_X of TSOH

Posted by JoeAm on March 17, 2025 · 111 Comments 

By Lance Corporal X Dear Sir Richard, You do not know me, but I have been a loyal follower of your tweets. In addition to your youtube videos. And a big fan. I know you have had your differences with Joe Am, but I assure you he and I do not share the same world … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Culture and Arts, Economy, Education, Philippine Politics, Religion

Democracy was too hard for Americans, how about you?

Posted by JoeAm on March 3, 2025 · 65 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America America’s democracy lasted from 1789 when its Constitution was adopted to 2025 when Donald Trump started dismantling it. That’s 236 years. Rome’s republic lasted 482 years. Greek democracy out of Athens made it just 185 years. Democracy is hard. It requires giving and sharing, not taking and bossing. Last … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Foreign Affairs and Defense, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government, USA/Americans

A Philippine Defense Plan

Posted by JoeAm on February 27, 2025 · 71 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America One of my son’s passions is fighting. Well, not fisticuffs, he’s too intelligent for that. But making war. During breakfast, he pulls up this military campaign or that on You Tube. We watch and comment. We’ve followed Hannibal through Italy, pure genius, and Napoleon through Europe, his ego getting … Continue reading →

Category China, Citizenship/Patriotism, Foreign Affairs and Defense, Philippine Government, Technology/Internet, USA/Americans

Can Risa Hontiveros build a peoples’ coalition?

Posted by JoeAm on February 13, 2025 · 120 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America Senator Hontiveros will be leaving the Senate this year at the end of her second term. She is impeccably and uniquely qualified to build a unified peoples’ coalition. She is respected by the left, the right, and everybody but criminals, dynasts, and China’s spies. She almost single-handedly revealed the … Continue reading →

Category Blogging/Journalism, China, Citizenship/Patriotism, Crime/Corruption, Economy, Education, Foreign Affairs and Defense, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics, USA/Americans

“Hey, I’m opposition, where’s my leader?”

Posted by JoeAm on February 10, 2025 · 61 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America Well, there’s even a more basic question. If you have no leader, do you really have an opposition? The Philippines is so tribal. Can’t we all just get along? And find a leader? Here are the leaders as best as I can discern: In other words, there is no … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics