Anatomy of a Dust-Up
By JoeAm I have reproduced below a comment by Edgar Lores from the discussion from the last article that generated a social media firestorm and some hurt feelings. Edgar’s examination of the dust-up is well within character for him, orderly, earnest in search of understanding, and downright brilliant. J.A. Edgar wrote . . . _______________ … Continue reading
Change to Policy and Terms: Guest Article Submissions
By JoeAm Until now, The Society of Honor has been open to guest articles from the general public. This poses a problem in that it is risky to publish works from unknown sources. Therefore, guidelines for the blog have been changed to allow submissions only from known contributors or from known public figures. Known contributors … Continue reading
Heydarian on “petty, elitist, self-absorbed” liberals
By JoeAm A lot of people concluded these past few days that political pundit Richard Heydarian had left his middle ground of carefully parsed objectivity to put his full weight behind the Duterte government. It started with this tweet: It didn’t make sense to me, that DDS-Marcos folk could back families known for … Continue reading
Elections Determine a Nation’s Fate
By Popoy Del R. Cartanio Where people are free as in a democracy, the people elect their leaders to guide and rule them in pursuit of their destiny. Regular elections in the most significant and powerful ways can stagnate or simply make or unmake a nation. In a nation of the blind the people should be … Continue reading
Philippine national character: obedient or responsible?
JoeAm My son is old enough now to do some healthy introspection, so we have been having a dialogue about how one becomes a healthy, happy, ‘successful’ human being. We’ve started by defining three planks of healthy development: Character Competence Knowledge Our exercise this morning erupted in a riot of laughter. He and I share … Continue reading




