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JoeAmIs UST a real "university", and what’s in a label anyhow?
The University of Santo Tomas (UST) recently got burned by an on-line news publication that criticized the University’s closeness with impeached Chief Justice Corona. UST came out with all cylinders whining. Among the complaints was the notion that bloggers and on-line publication s are not really journalism and do not deserve the same right of … Continue reading
Sherlock America: U.S. War with Iran Is Coming
The United States is not an imperialist nation. If the U.S. were imperialist, the Philippines would be states 49, 50 and 51 (preceding Alaska and Hawaii) and American energy giants would be sucking oil out of the Spratleys like a ravished mosquito on a bare baby’s butt. The U.S. engages in hegemony, which means self-interest … Continue reading
Ignorance: One Step Short of Lunatic
I suspect that many people consider ignorance to mean unschooled, or uneducated, or uninformed. As if it were caused by someone else’s failure to teach. But ignorance is a condition that reaches even the educated. It does not mean stupidity or a slow mental capacity. It means intellectually blind. Indeed, the blindness can be caused … Continue reading
Philippine Defense
I see the U.S. is selling a very modern missile defense system to the United Arab Emirates(UAE) to fend off possible Iranian attacks. This is a sale that benefits both the UAE and the U.S. Saudi Arabia has also put in a huge order for F-16 jets, something like $29 billion worth. The Philippines has … Continue reading
Good Aquino Work
The challenge for any unbiased critic is to remain unbiased, not to let a theme develop that becomes so consuming that it overwhelms reason and perspective. I confess that certain themes creep up on me and emerge as biases. So most of my remarks criticize the Catholic Church even though I know it does so … Continue reading
The Society of Honor by Joe America 