A Nation Beheaded
By Giancarlo Angulo The primary issues hounding our country is we are a pre capitalist country. Why pre capitalist? Wealth comes from resource extraction and in state sponsored extortion. We are what we admire and what we admire is the end state and not the process. Why is that? I would opine that we are … Continue reading
The Philippines is going nowhere, but it doesn’t have to be that way
Analysis and Opinion By Joe America This is a progress report of sorts as I collect data and ideas about the Philippines as it heads toward a 2028 presidential election. It would be nice if the nation could have a breakthrough election that would move it toward modern ideas, accountability, and productive outputs rather than … Continue reading
President Marcos needs to give us more confidence
Analysis and Opinion By Joe America President Marcos entered office roaring. Traveling, hatching new initiatives, doing a lot of good works. Half the nation, though, was in no mood to appreciate his good works because they knew what his father did, and didn’t trust the son. That’s why the President struggles to get his trust … Continue reading
The Philippine deep state
Analysis and Opinion By Joe America A long time compatriot on Twitter, an intellectual pragmatist, referred me to a You Tube panel discussion of the American “deep state” featuring a couple of university foreign policy notables, John Mearsheimer and Jeffrey Sachs, from the University of Chicago and Columbia University, respectively. I got about halfway through … Continue reading




