Horizons

The end of rules-based international order? 

They remembered everything but learned nothing,” lamented the legendary French diplomat Charles Maurice de Talleyrand…

The age of the unthinkable 

History never repeats itself [but] man always does,” lamented the French philosopher Voltaire. Events nowadays…

Dutertismo: A decade of impunity 

Not long ago, Vice President Sara Duterte triumphantly dared the Senate to conduct her impeachment…

Marcos, Machiavelli, and martial arts

A prince must acquire the nature of both; if he possesses the qualities of one…

Risa Hontiveros: Project 2028?

Yes, I don’t want chaos. I want everyone to be on good terms with each…

Eleksyon 2025: A postmortem 

A fluid political landscape just got messier. Far from creating a decisive outcome, last week’s…

‘Project 2028’: Revamping our opposition (1) 

Arguably, the biggest takeaway from Philippine elections in the past decade is that our opposition…

The Senate circus: What went wrong?

Just over a month after pro-Duterte troll farms and aligned traditional politicians tried to silence…

Francis: ‘The pope of the world’

Signs of crisis were everywhere: declining Mass attendance, large-scale conversations with evangelical Christian groups. The…

Duterte, demagogues, and the middle class  

The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in…