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JoeAmKnowledge, Skills, Discipline, Socialization
Why do we send our kids to school? Do you ever think about that? Do we send them to get them out of the house and out of our hair? Do we send them because everyone else does, and because, generally, we think school is a good thing? I ask these questions because if we … Continue reading
"The Philippine dream is . . ."
Most arguments for opening the Philippines up to foreigners is for direct economic gain, that is, for foreigners to bring their money here to buy businesses and land. Let me first give one analytical perspective on this. Then another that I could suppress for the thin of skin, but will not. The Analytical Perspective As … Continue reading
Iraq, the VFA and Senator Santiago
A few years ago when a Filipina named Nicole lived on the front pages of all the newspapers in the Philippines and occupied the lead story in relentless television coverage about her bad night on the town, a great many people attacked the US, its motives and its military manners. Her accused abuser, a young … Continue reading
Wall Street Virus
I see from this morning’s news clippings that the Wall Street protests have gone viral, speeding across the so-called civilized world faster than a cold in a school classroom. I thought for a time it would just go away. But it hasn’t because conditions are ripe for spread. The world’s economic body is ill, run-down, … Continue reading
The Caveman and the Nanotubes
Once upon a time there was a man, a hairy man, who lived in a cave. The location of the cave is not know precisely, but scientists surmise that it was somewhere southeast of Des Moines, Iowa, in the good old US of A. This is known because the cave man’s bones have been found … Continue reading
The Society of Honor by Joe America 