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Making sense of Trump’s triumph

Donald Trump did not win by a landslide. It only appears as if he did…

Updating economists

The Philippine Economic Society. Your truly is a grizzled, old economist. It was soon after…

Privilege as road to perdition

The sense of entitlement is real—and disgusting. Ours is a culture severely cleaved by consciousness…

Duterte’s biggest sin

The Senate hearing held last week confirmed what we have known all along. Former president…

‘Nanay’

That’s what we, the friends of her bunso, called her: and because that is what…

Duterte, Trump, and the question of ‘fascism’

This week, America is, once again, about to make history. Either it will elect its…

Reviving Bicol recovery plan

A proposal to put up a Bicol Rehabilitation and Recovery Fund (BRRF), with an initial…

A child’s dignity for P100

The online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC) has worsened that explicit videos involving…

Remembering EJKs and death of due process

Remembering the dead is a time-honored tradition in these parts, with Filipinos paying their respects…

Incriminating confession

Former president Rodrigo Duterte’s confounding testimony at the Senate hearing on Monday revolved around his…