Question the cloak
IN A TIME when truth can sound a lot like confidence, the most dangerous lies are those dressed in faith. We have seen it...
Plastics in our veins
ONE RARELY goes through a day without encountering plastic. From food packaging to throw-away coffee cups, plastic permeates everything, and the issue goes beyond...
What oil really means
IMPULSES
BY HERMAN M. LAGON
TRY THIS — pause and really look at what is around you. Oil is probably part of many of those things, even if you...
When emotion overrides reason in public debate
ONE QUIET tragedy in today’s political culture is how difficult sensible disagreement has become online. Public discussions online have become harder to navigate because...
Ending what they never admitted
IT IS ONE thing to name a problem. It is another to remove it from a system that has quietly learned to live with...
Facts vs fanaticism?
A FEW years ago, a public school teacher in Iloilo quietly told me something that has stayed with me longer than many political speeches....
Rage and the missing ‘A’
THERE is something oddly memorable about a political acronym that seems to forget part of what it promises. Reform Alliance for Good Governance and...
Impeachment and accountability, 2
PRETENDING that Sara Duterte has no genuine support would also be dishonest. Many, despite everything, still sincerely admire her. Some appreciate her directness in...
Impeachment and accountability
THE COUNTRY feels tense. The conversations have spilled far beyond Congress. In jeepneys, faculty rooms, sari-sari stores, cafés, and Messenger group chats, people are...
The weight parents never expected
SOME news stories pass quickly. You know the kind of story. You read it once and cannot quite shake it afterward. This is that...