Let’s make it direct
I DON’T believe in democracy, but if we must have it then it’s better to have direct democracy rather than the representative version.
With the...
Threat of nuclear war never went away
WHEN the Cold War ended, a lot of people assumed or felt that the threat of nuclear war had disappeared. The truth, however, is...
Globalization is the inevitable result of free trade
THE SOUTH CHINA Morning Posts’ Andrew Shang recently wrote a piece called, “From Brexit to the US-China trade war, it’s time to be realistic...
Looking east, acting eastward
For CENTURIES, Indian merchants and missionaries have visited and interacted with South East Asia, including the area that would later become the Philippines. This...
Who controls information?
INFORMATION is one of the most important components of power, and like other similar components of power, it attracts the attention of ambitious and...
Has professional journalism become obsolete?
ONE OF THE key features of the modern world is the dissemination of information. This trend most likely began after Gutenberg invented the European...
Memories of rebellions and civil war
The tang Dynasty is easily one of the greatest – if not the greatest – dynasties of pre-modern China. At the height of its...
In or out (of the Middle East)
ONE OF THE biggest symptoms of the divided state of the Trump administration is the schizophrenic condition of American foreign policy. Both the populist...
The end of “humanity”
THE REPUBLIC of the Philippine’s motto is Maka-Diyos, Maka-Tao, Makalikasan at Makabansa (For God, Humanity, Nature and Country).
The second part can also be defined...
A new beginning and an ending
AS WE LEAVE 2018 and enter 2019, it’s important to make certain predictions about where the world is headed.
Yes, most predictions are unreliable, but...