Category: Candid Perspectives
Dealing with the second coming of Marcos
by Emil GuillermoAs the votes in the Philippines are being finalized, I have webstered a new word in my amok lexicon. What other word can [Read More…]
Can That Anti-Marcos Spirit Be Revived?
by Emil Guillermo We just have a few weeks to go, and things seem to be going to plan, if you’re rooting against democracy in [Read More…]
Ketanji Brown Jackson Is Justice For All
by Emil Guillermo You know it was historic if you saw it on television in Hawaii. Of course, Bucha and the atrocities committed by Russia [Read More…]
Hirono’s Aloha gives boost to Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson
by Emil Guillermo When the debate got tense and heated at the hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson last month, leave it to Sen. Mazie Hirono [Read More…]
We Know Evil In America Too
by Emil Guillermo Evil. It’s the opposite of Aloha. It’s evil we’ve witnessed these past few weeks. Russia denies it, but we can see for [Read More…]
Filipinos’ Memory of Marcos Foretells The Lesson For Putin; Plus, What Biden’s SCOTUS Pick Tells Us About America
by Emil Guillermo The State of the World and the State of our Union both came into view for what was a historic coincidence on [Read More…]
Super Bowl Made Me Wonder: Will There Ever Be Another Roman Gabriel?
by Emil Guillermo Last week, during Super Bowl LVI (56), I was thinking about Roman Gabriel, 81. Gabriel is the first Filipino American quarterback to [Read More…]
Filipino Chief Justice Would Have Been Perfect, But Not Now
by Emil Guillermo If you’re an Asian American Filipino, you don’t stand a chance. Such is the case when it comes to SCOTUS politics. On [Read More…]
What the Voting Rights Fight Says About Presidential Power
by Emil Guillermo If you are a post-2000 immigrant to the US, take some time this week to think about democracy, your right to vote, [Read More…]
The Jan. 6th Insurrectionists Aren’t Worthy Of The Name
by Emil Guillermo It’s been a year since the Jan. 6th Capitol Riots of 2021. Please don’t call the perps “insurrectionists.”Call them what they are. [Read More…]
