Gospel music, poetry, and computers

Posted by JoeAm on May 26, 2025 · 139 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America What is to become of our souls when AI has dried everything up and rendered our world oddly empty, full of data yet so so dead? Can you imagine? Readers are dying off. Now we have gamers and oglers, people peering into video windows that others open by sensationalizing … Continue reading →

Category Culture and Arts, Education, Family/Parenting/Children, Humor/Satire, Literature, Religion, Technology/Internet

Dear Philippines, you are doing fine. Joe

Posted by JoeAm on May 22, 2025 · 171 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America I posted a note on social media the other day in which I observed: The math is actually very encouraging. It suggests there is no totalitarian mainstream bunch of nutcases as in America’s dominant and sick MAGA movement that promotes lies, cruelty, and dumb decisions. The Philippines is a … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Culture and Arts, Economy, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics

How does one reach young adults these days?

Posted by JoeAm on May 19, 2025 · 91 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America I’d guess most of my thousands of followers on Facebook and X are in their 40s, 50s, and 60s. They are old school readers. I don’t know how to reach young people. My impression is they are into video rather than reading and writing. I ask google and get: … Continue reading →

Category Blogging/Journalism, Culture and Arts, Education, Entertainment, Family/Parenting/Children, Humor/Satire, Literature, Technology/Internet

Are younger Filipinos seeing a Philippines greater than its greedy dynasties and empty populists?

Posted by JoeAm on May 15, 2025 · 103 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America Legislature election victories by principled liberals, notably Aquino, Pangilinan, De Lima, and Diokno, tell us three things. And the nation would be much better off. Evidently, when LP collapsed in 2016, it was but a blow, a pause, not a death knell. The VALUES persisted. Patriotism, compassion, productivity, and … Continue reading →

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

The fight over sex education in the Philippines

Posted by JoeAm on May 8, 2025 · 111 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America Filipinos are fighting over sex education. Teen pregnancies and sexually transmitted disease are problems in the Philippines. Conservative Catholics are horrified that anyone other than parents or priests might be talking about sex with kids. They are making up lies about a bill sponsored by Senator Hontiveros aimed at … Continue reading →

Category Culture and Arts, Education, Family/Parenting/Children, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government, Religion