Creating Opportunities in the Philippines

Joe wrote an article almost a decade ago describing opportunity as an energy untapped in the Philippines. Ambition is indeed a bad word for many Filipinos, somehow equating opportunity with opportunism. Some see OFWs who go abroad as modern “bayani,” somehow similar to warriors of precolonial Philippines who raided and traded, bringing home the bacon. … Continue reading →

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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 →

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VP Leni and VP Sara for 2028

Analysis and Opinion By Lance Corporal X The Meeting in Naga Former VP Leni Robredo and current VP Duterte met in Naga a few days ago. Their meeting is a sign of mutual respect. Not desperation , not gullibility. Sonny Trillanes is wrong. He’s trying to gatekeep. He’ll not win the presidency in 2028. But there’s … Continue reading →

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The Left can defeat the dynasties!!!

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America First we need to define the term “Left”. The Left is that part of the political spectrum that seeks more aggressive federal government intervention in the caretaking of citizens. The right is that part of the political spectrum that believes local governments, or private interests, should be empowered to … Continue reading →

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The Philippine Goldilocks problem

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America No, no, I don’t mean the Filipino bakery. I mean the 19th century fairy tale in which a girl named Goldilocks, like a thief in the daytime, enters the forest home of a bear family and tries the chairs, looking for the one that fits best (too big, too … Continue reading →

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