Afghanistan wins again
I WATCHED as the Taliban blitzed numerous cities in Afghanistan before eventually surrounding Kabul, while the Biden Administration and the United Nations could do...
Contemporary responses to aging demographics
LAST week, I discussed the Philippines’ barely above replacement fertility rate. As of 2017, the country had a fertility rate of 2.7 children per...
Reviewing the Philippines’ demographics
RECENTLY, I discussed China’s, and to a lesser extent other developed countries’, age demographics. This week, I want to discuss the Philippines’ own situation.
I’ve...
If US pulls out of the Middle East (and what that means for China)
SO THE Israelis and the Palestinians are at it again. I wanted to write about this, but I doubt the conflict will escalate to...
China’s aging demographics
RUMORS coming out of China indicate that their population had peaked in 2021, and that can have tremendous geopolitical effects all over the world.
I...
South Africa continues its decline
IN THE past I’ve seen a lot of predictions of South Africa’s inevitable demise, and they turned out to be false. South Africa is...
China’s adventure into Afghanistan
FOR THOSE who still don’t know, the United States is leaving Afghanistan on September 11.
I’ll try to discuss that topic at a later time,...
How AI algorithms can affect Iloilo
IN THE coming years, 2022 to 2025 by some estimates, we can expect AI (artificial intelligence) algorithms to be more widespread. It already exists...
The interlude of political ‘principles’
IN THE realm of politics and political discussion, there is the meme of “first principles” or politics as a belief in a particular ideology.
I...
The limits of Crypto
LAST WEEK, I wrote about El Salvador’s adoption of Bitcoin and what that could mean for the world.
This article will focus on my concerns...