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JoeAmOFWs and Aliens: A Nation Unto Themselves
It is amusing sometimes, the chain of thoughts that generates a blog. This one started because I was trying to write a different one. I was going to resolve the “Top 12 Filipino Entertainers” list by ranking those entertainers who I think have carved out a special place of distinction in the Philippines. So … Continue reading
Fighting over Islands
What are the principles by which claims to the Spratley Islands can be resolved? And how do we sort them out?Possible Standards for Deciding Who Gets What China argues territorial rights by historical precedent. It’s fishermen have long fished these islands and they are within the Communist realm’s 1949 “nine-dash map” of territorial claim. Therefore, … Continue reading
The Territorial Integrity of the Philippines, or What’s Up with Sabah?
The world, when it was larger and not so overcrowded, was a contentious place, an arena for combat over land. Imperialistic ambitions ran rabid as empires were struck, then lost. The Romans, the British, the Germans, the Moors and Huns and Ruskies. Visions of world domination inspired the Japanese to attack Pearl Harbor. After all, … Continue reading
The Society of Honor by Joe America 