Maybe America should stop worrying about Muslim extremists and worry more about her own

Posted by JoeAm on June 26, 2014 · 62 Comments 

I confess that my confidence in America was shaken to the bone the other day when, innocently responding to a news article comment thread, I was besieged with insults the kind of which I never receive in the Philippines. My initial remark was eventually deleted by the editors even though it was not obscene or even … Continue reading →

Category Blogging/Journalism, Citizenship/Patriotism, Laws and Ethics, USA/Americans

Looking at values inside out, or why the Left has it all wrong

Posted by JoeAm on June 20, 2014 · 23 Comments 

I have a friend in the U.S. who is a very successful veterinarian, tending to the dogs and cats of the stars of Hollywood. She once took a drawing class at UCLA Extension and raved about the class. “We are being taught a method of drawing the spaces in and around things, rather than the thing … Continue reading →

Category Culture and Arts, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Politics

Questions that ought to be asked of Presidential contender Binay

Posted by JoeAm on June 18, 2014 · 30 Comments 

I’ve been disturbed by some of Vice President Jejomar Binay’s activities the past year or two. His cabinet duty is head of the National Housing Authority, so he has important things to do. But he seems to want to insert himself in other activities, almost as a “counter-balancing” president. It seems that he is working as … Continue reading →

Category China, Citizenship/Patriotism, Crime/Corruption, Economy, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics, USA/Americans

Regulatory Incest in the Philippines

Posted by JoeAm on June 11, 2014 · 16 Comments 

This blog develops one of JoeAm’s new principles aimed at figuring out how to invigorate the Philippine economy and enhance the well-being of the nation’s peoples. Principle 7: Regulations must be for the nation, not for the good old boys. The term “good old boy” is an American idiomatic expression. As google tells it: good old boy (noun): a … Continue reading →

Category Economy, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government

Antonio Trillanes IV for President

Posted by JoeAm on June 9, 2014 · 68 Comments 

We have been looking at some of the possible candidates for president for 2016, figuring that Jejomar Binay is one, but everyone knows him. Or at least has strong ideas about him. What other characters may be deemed worthy? So far we have looked at: Senator Cayetano Senator Osmeña Perhaps it is time to give Senator … Continue reading →

Category Crime/Corruption, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics