Category: Opinion
Thirty Seconds To Midnight
by Perry Diaz Since 1947, when the Science and Security Board (SSB) of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists met for the first time to [Read More…]
Putin Resorts To Nuclear Blackmail
by Perry Diaz In April 2013, I wrote a column titled “Nuclear Blackmail,” where I talked about North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un’s saber rattling, [Read More…]
Can democracy survive in Trump’s America?
Former president Donald Trump on September 23, 2020, was asked if he would commit to a peaceful transfer of power should he lose the election [Read More…]
Sinema and Voting Rights
by Perry Diaz In an attempt to institute sweeping changes to rules regarding voting and campaign finance, the Democrats passed the House version 220-210 with [Read More…]
The Pied Piper of Mar-a-Lago
by Perry Diaz In 1284, as the legend goes, the people of Hamelin, Germany, hired the town’s rat-catcher, a piper, to lure the rats away [Read More…]
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Call For ‘National Divorce’
by Perry Diaz Last Dec. 28, Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene renewed calls for a “national divorce” between Republican and Democratic states. She suggested that [Read More…]
128 days of Christmas
by Perry Diaz if there is one thing that I really miss in the Philippines, it is Christmas. It’s a day – nay, four months [Read More…]
Defenders of Sierra Madre
by Perry Diaz Since 1999, a World War II-era navy ship lay aground off Ayungin Shoal (Second Thomas Shoal), an uninhabited atoll near the Kalayaan [Read More…]
Duterte Pivots Back To America
by Perry Diaz “ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL” is a proverb that dates back to 1250. It is also the name of a play by [Read More…]
The Advent of Pax Pacifica
By Perry Diaz On September 15, 2021, US President Joe Biden together with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced [Read More…]
