The Philippines: Player or Playing Card?
I’m currently re-reading Herman Wouk’s two-volume set of fictionally historical World War II: “The Winds of War” and “War and Remembrance”. With enough of this reading, one’s mindset shifts into strategic mode. Moving armies around like plastic men on a big table map. Or bidding a fine game of Texas hold’em. A prior game In … Continue reading
China and the Catholic Church
Make no mistake. I like the Catholic Church. I think priests and nuns are among the best people on the planet. They work hard and heartfelt to ease the troubles of people with lots of them. I like the grand cathedrals and local churches, and the spiritual rites, which I can succumb to like a … Continue reading