It’s All Greek to Filipinos
Did you hate History in school as much as I did? I detested it. Despised it. I only got “A’s” (the top American grade) because I was a dippy nerd afraid to fail. My oldest daughter, who has a memory like an HP scanner, loves the stuff, all the way back to the classics of … Continue reading
JoeAm’s Lonely, Rich Vigil
I have on a number of occasions recommended a Fair Employment Act to build more competitive zeal and aspiration into the Philippine job market. The idea is to build a concept of careers so that workers don’t get dead-ended by the favorites brought in above them. And to energize the entire country by pointing workers … Continue reading
Is 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