Category: Candid Perspectives
When the US and Philippines Compete for Worst Crime Against Democracy
by Emil Guillermo Who would have thought we’d see the day when the United States and the Philippines would actually be vying for number one [Read More…]
Filipinos Know Why Trump’s Inciting A Mob Is Impeachable
by Emil Guillermo As House Speaker Nancy Pelosi began the impeachment debate on Jan. 13, she quoted Abraham Lincoln, “We cannot escape history.” Still, Republicans [Read More…]
Goodbye 2020—Welcome 2020 2.0?
by Emil Guillermo Happy physically distanced New Year? Shoot. Believe me, I want to be in Hawaii again. But I’m stuck in the Coronavirus epicenter [Read More…]
Pro-Democracy Movement Needed—In America
by Emil Guillermo I will remember 2020 for COVID-19, of course. But I will remember it mostly as the last ugly chapter of the Trump [Read More…]
Leading Up to Pearl Harbor; Trump’s Bawl Game; Ruth Silos and The White Ethnic Press
by Emil Guillermo Before we start this column, Dec. 7th is Pearl Harbor Day. Usually there’s something else in the news that gets in the [Read More…]
Getting out of the Trump hole; Plus, A Filipina Buried Alive
by Emil Guillermo Americans are buried in a Trump hole. It’s time to get out of it. The idea of America buried under the dysfunction [Read More…]
Does Trump Want to Be Marcos?
By Emil Guillermo The barricades were going up all around the White House before the election It reminds me of the Black Lives Matter rally, [Read More…]
Fighting hypocrisy with Aloha
By Emil Guillermo Sen. Mazie Hirono was probably speaking for you when she looked at Judge Amy Coney Barrett and said, “Aloha.” But there was [Read More…]
Will Trump Overstay His Welcome?
By Emil Guillermo Existential worries abound for America. COVID-19, SCOTUS, and the concomitant worries of living under a president who just doesn’t care about anything [Read More…]
The Democrats and Republicans Convene, Now What?
BY EMIL GUILLERMO I didn’t wait to hear Donald Trump formally speak on the last night of the Republican National Convention. Would there be any [Read More…]
