America vs Philippines: The Burdens of Women

What are the burdens unique to women, or considered traditional by social mores? Yes, these are generalizations, with lots of variations. The aim is to promote discussion, not prove anything.The burdens and responsibilities of women: Children: Bear children and nurture them through youth in good health, with good values, and with good education. Kitchen: Cook … Continue reading →

Is Poverty Illegitimate?

How did I get to that question? I was mulling over how many reads my article “Legalizing Prostitution in the Philippines” has had recently. It must be posted on someone’s Facebook or other account because it is getting a lot of looks. The thoughts came at me in this order for reasons I am not … Continue reading →

The Revenge of the Mayans

Mayan temple at Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico  This is a startling revelation. I’d tweet it to the universe but I’m not a twit and have zero followers there. My problem has always been that I can’t say anything in 140 characters or less. So I will release my finding here to the Society of Honorcadre of … Continue reading →

JoeAm’s 2012 Philippine Blogging Awards

I wanted to nominate myself for a Philippine blogging award this year but discovered that, in the purest of nationalistic fervor, the Philippine Blog Awards gives awards only to bloggers who are Filipino citizens . Boy howdy, that’s a slap on the white but nicely tanned cheeks. Here’s their web site blurb which I agree … Continue reading →

The End of the Beginning

This is the last Society of Honor blog for 2012. I would like to thank some people. This is the year when the Society of Honor by Joe Americaended its vanity period and began to have some influence in the Philippines. Articles penned here during 2012 were picked up by two mainstream newspaper columnists for … Continue reading →