JoAm: "Nationalize Mining!", exclamation point!

One of my thinking styles is to figure, well, if Person X, for whom I don’t hold a lot of respect, says to do something THIS WAY, I say DO IT THE OPPOSITE WAY! Exclamation points are required. So if Get Real Post says Senator Santiago is a hero, I can be quite confident that … Continue reading

Sedition: A Variable Crime Arising from Insecurity

I was prowling the online law library of Chan Robles researching Customs law. According to standing Customs law, which are ancient statutes put into effect by Presidential Decree under President Marcos, inspectors are supposed to be on the lookout for seditious materials. As decreed, the following are banned: (b) Written or printed articles in any form … Continue reading

Nine Principles for Organizing Insurrection

Or a protest. Or an advocacy group. Or a new business. You say you are thinking about staging a rebellion, but you don’t know how to start? Here are a few tips from a guy with an FBI file in Los Angeles, a guy studied in the ways and means of communication, a professional organizer, … Continue reading

A First Class Philippines: The Honorable Albert F. del Rosario

While hysterians such as ellentordesillasare casting their dark and contentious shadow across the Philippines by declaring President Aquino “treasonous” for suggesting the Philippines may ask the U.S. for fly-over assistance to monitor the contested areas of the West Philippine Sea, let me present the Philippines in a different light. As sophisticated, intelligent and capable. Now … Continue reading

Satisfaction . . . thanks . . .

Yesterday, I was reading the comments to the recent article: The “Bring ’em Back Act”. They were somehow very satisfying. Mature perspectives. Intelligent observations. People bringing new information to the table to supplement the original article. “Great!” I thought.  And as I was basking in the satisfaction, jim-e-cricket popped in with this remark: Best discussion … Continue reading