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

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

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

Fast-tracking intelligence in the Philippines

Posted by JoeAm on May 5, 2025 · 82 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America The Philippines is structurally opposed to intelligence. Schools are strapped for classrooms, quality teachers, quality courses, computers, and motivated students. Parents are stressed and not very helpful. Reading is a dying skill. Math is arithmetic. And even young adults cannot look see vote for quality leaders. Intelligence in the … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Culture and Arts, Education, Family/Parenting/Children, Philippine Government

“One small step for Filipinos”

Posted by JoeAm on May 1, 2025 · 114 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America Recent discussions here at the blog cite the reality that the Philippine governmental process, and citizen reactions to it, range from dysfunctional to toxic. It is such a mess that it cannot be “cured” by simple masterstrokes. It is also true that things work better here than in the … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Culture and Arts, Ecology/Global Warming, Economy, Education, Family/Parenting/Children, Philippine Government, Technology/Internet