Democracy was too hard for Americans, how about you?

Posted by JoeAm on March 3, 2025 · 65 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America America’s democracy lasted from 1789 when its Constitution was adopted to 2025 when Donald Trump started dismantling it. That’s 236 years. Rome’s republic lasted 482 years. Greek democracy out of Athens made it just 185 years. Democracy is hard. It requires giving and sharing, not taking and bossing. Last … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Foreign Affairs and Defense, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government, USA/Americans

A Philippine Defense Plan

Posted by JoeAm on February 27, 2025 · 71 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America One of my son’s passions is fighting. Well, not fisticuffs, he’s too intelligent for that. But making war. During breakfast, he pulls up this military campaign or that on You Tube. We watch and comment. We’ve followed Hannibal through Italy, pure genius, and Napoleon through Europe, his ego getting … Continue reading →

Category China, Citizenship/Patriotism, Foreign Affairs and Defense, Philippine Government, Technology/Internet, USA/Americans

I’m an American and I don’t trust the US

Posted by JoeAm on February 20, 2025 · 66 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America Donald Trump betrayed Ukraine, Europe, and Americans by serving as Putin’s stooge, blaming Ukraine for Russia’s invasion, and declaring President Zelensky unpopular. How can the Philippines trust the US? I don’t, right now. Can the Philippines gain from its alliance with America? Yes, absolutely, but AFP would be foolish … Continue reading →

Category China, Foreign Affairs and Defense, Philippine Government, USA/Americans

How BPOs can create a medical industry in the Philippines

Posted by JoeAm on February 17, 2025 · 112 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America It strikes me that the Department of Tourism sponsoring “medical tourism” by designating hospitals here and there to provide medical care to foreigners is a weak approach. Medical care is a need, not a sightseeing tour. The private sector can do it better. And the time to do it … Continue reading →

Category Economy, Foreign Affairs and Defense, Technology/Internet, USA/Americans

Can Risa Hontiveros build a peoples’ coalition?

Posted by JoeAm on February 13, 2025 · 120 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America Senator Hontiveros will be leaving the Senate this year at the end of her second term. She is impeccably and uniquely qualified to build a unified peoples’ coalition. She is respected by the left, the right, and everybody but criminals, dynasts, and China’s spies. She almost single-handedly revealed the … Continue reading →

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