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Osama Bin Laden’s Ghost and the Multi-Trilion-Dollar Cost of Endless War
Twenty years of military quagmire of the Middle East has contributed to the fraying of the U.S. economy even as China...
The three revolutions of the Chinese Communist Party
The 100th year anniversary of the Communist Party of China The Communist Party of China led three revolutions of...
Coronavirus and the Death of ‘Connectivity’
Originally posted on Foreign Policy in Focus The Great Recession could have killed globalization, but China emerged as...
China’s Global Expansion: A Balance Sheet
Presentation at “China in Cambodia Dialogue,” Phnom Penh, Dec 18 and 19, 2019 I would, first of all, like to thank...
When we defied China
originally published by Rappler.com On July 19, 2011, three of my colleagues in Congress and I landed on Pag-asa...
On the United Airlines Incident…
Yes, this behavior from stupid corporations is increasingly common. This was the appropriate response to overweening...
Boy Samples Toys
The boy tries out his toys, and he decides he likes them. Press this button and that delivers an airstrike 10,000...
Revenge of History
Francis Fukuyama, who famously said in the 1990's that the "end of history" had arrived, with countries having no...
Is the Philippines Now Paying the Price for Child Sexual Abuse?
Apart from the interviews with his family members, the most important revelation of Richard Paddock's March 21, 2017,...
March, but mourn not the demise of EDSA Republic
originally published by Rappler.com The EDSA Republic’s failure to live up to its promises spawned Dutertismo The EDSA...
A rapid response to President’s 2015 SONA address (also known as the “Cocoon Speech”)
The best parts were his highlighting his kasambahay's invaluable role and Kaka Bag-ao's transformation of politics in...