Political Theater
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Born to Rule, Even with a Foreign Passport
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2 min read
In the Philippines, dual citizenship isn’t a dealbreaker — it’s a VIP pass to public office.
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Maybe Ask Them First Before Calling It a Rescue
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2 min read
Offer them flights. Offer them help. But don’t forget: they left because they had no choice. Respect their right to make this choice, too.
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Democracy, Freedom, and a Hint of Imperialist Agenda from U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio
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3 min read
Rubio’s Independence Day greeting sounded nice—until you realized it wasn’t just a celebration, but a subtle strategic handshake.
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With every handshake in Washington, the waters of the South China Sea grow more dangerous.
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This case illustrates that even small-scale misuse of AI can leave a trace, and that modern platforms are increasingly designed to follow it.
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Binondo’s Glow and the Blind Spots of Diplomacy
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3 min read
What We Celebrate, and What We Ignore.
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Elon Musk’s Trump Tiff Just Got a Russian Plot Twist
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3 min read
Russia’s asylum “offer” to Elon Musk proves that satire and foreign policy are increasingly hard to tell apart.
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State capture isn’t politics—it’s the organized looting of a nation.
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The Real Price of a Political Gimmick
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1 min read
What’s cheaper than ₱20 rice? The politics behind it.
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Japan dipped into its reserves, the Philippines dipped into theatrics—guess who’s still hungry?