@mlq3
I write on politics, history, culture; also a speechwriter. Established and manage philippinediaryproject.com. Column in inquirer.net; editor-at-large, Spot.ph; Executive Director, Museo del Galeón; my stuff: Quezon.ph.
My column today continues my series on the Spratleys and our Jeckyll-and-Hyde attitude to international matters: as a responsible member of the family of nations, and as buccaneering adventurers with imperial delusions.
Today begins a series on the Spratleys and our Jeckyll-and-Hyde attitude to international matters: as a responsible member of the family of nations, and as buccaneering adventurers with imperial delusions.
My column today on how, the more you look at it, the more necessary and frantic the foiled Senate coup had to have been for those who attempted it. Will failure mean jail or getting off the hook, remains to be seen.
Today's column asks why Cabinet members are trying to hog the headlines when it leads to bigger problems for the more amateurish among them. There's a strategy at play, that's why.
My column today looks at the DICT again. Somehow one expects greater circumspection and deliberateness from an ICT-mandated organization.
Why communist leaders purge their generals
My column today is on how what Congress and the public have failed to do for 30 years --amend the Constititution-- the Supreme Court has done repeatedly. This gave an opening for a Marcosian legal approach to impeachment: rules that exist to be circumvented.
My column today reflects on Randy David's categorizing the administration as a "caretaker." I suggest it's not the first to be a tread-water kind of government.
How Iran Crushed a Citizen Uprising With Lethal Force www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/w...
Face to Face With History’s Most Dangerous Painter www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Manhunt for Filipino Gaming Kingpin Finally Under Way
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My column today looks at the unexplainable: factors rationally irrelevant but actually important which must be factored in. Why even our politics is, as Nick Joaquin described things, "Tropical Baroque."
opinion.inquirer.net/189156/when-...
My column today looks at why the dynamics of running after corruption can be politically self-defeating and suggests having survived this long, the Palace may be confusing survival with victory.
A brisk and enjoyable discussion with John Nery on his Rappler show, on an intriguing subject.
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My column today is on the battleground to come: the Blue Ribbon Committee and public opinion on expectations.
Today marks my first Monday column; henceforth my column will come out every Monday and Wednesday. Here I look at what we say about ourselves when it comes to corruption, according to this snapshot taken by SWS.
opinion.inquirer.net/188947/corru...
Diary of Rafael Palma Dec. 30, 1896: philippinediaryproject.com/1896/12/30/d...
Why Sears’s Last Great Hope Was a Promise That Never Materialized www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/b...
The Idea That Once Held America Together Died in 2025 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/o...
My column today looks at a government app that works: eGov.PH: an internal audit wonders who is accountable if privacy's breached.
Thailand Headed for Political Vacuum
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A Grand Social Media Experiment Begins in Australia www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/w...
The Billionaires Have Gone Full Louis XV www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/o...
Niall Ferguson: OpenAI’s House of Cards
www.thefp.com/p/niall-ferg...
My column this week looks at public opinion's verdict on the President's big gamble --and why he's doubling down on his scorched-earth strategy.
A.I. Videos Have Flooded Social Media. No One Was Ready. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/b...
