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The siege on the Vatican

The siege on the Vatican

When Pope Benedict XVI announced that he was going to resign on February 28, 2013, it sent shock waves around the world.  Being the first Pope to leave the papal throne…

New Year, New World

New Year, New World

After the much ballyhooed “Doomsday” predicted in the Mayan calendar came and passed last December 21, 2012, many people believe that the end of the world as we knew it…

Quo Vadis, Tea Party?

Quo Vadis, Tea Party?

Is the Republican Party in disarray?  No.  Is it dysfunctional?  Probably, yes.  Is it crumbling? Not yet.  Yes, at the rate the bloodletting is going on, the Grand Old Party…

China’s true color

China’s true color

Communist China’s founder Mao Zedong used to say, “Power comes from the barrel of a gun.”   It was true in his lifetime, and it was true during the reformist period…

Pax Americana

Pax Americana

For the first time since the end of World War II, the United States achieved a state of relative peace in the world.  President Barack Obama’s timetable of withdrawing American…

Constitutional or man-made crisis?

Constitutional or man-made crisis?

By Perry Diaz The Judicial and Bar Council’s interview of the 20 nominees to the Chief Justice position was going so well into the fourth and last day when suddenly…

China’s ‘gunboat diplomacy’

China’s ‘gunboat diplomacy’

PerryScope By Perry Diaz “China frigate leaves shoal: Palace happy,” said a huge electronic billboard, which I saw on the way to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport to catch a…

Judicial Independence Redux

Judicial Independence Redux

By Perry Diaz Recently, a Manila newspaper prefaced its editorial, “The new chief justice must not be anything less than a tower of moral virtues. He must also be a…

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