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Did you just waste another evening on Metro Manila traffic? This week we talk about a proposal to ban private cars on EDSA. We discuss why the Philippines has consistently failed to address a problem that costs the country billions of dollars in lost productivity.

We have at least once in our lifetime, met a weird but fascinating character. They sometimes may be extremely annoying but...

In the research writing classes I teach at Asia Pacific College, I often argue that research should be seen as a...

If a person wants to take openness to new ideas to its logical conclusion, she will not end up being gullible or credulous. Rather, she will be a skeptic. True open-mindedness is not the same as accepting assertions without critical consideration. In fact, believing claims without being critical of them results in having a closed mind.

What is the appeal of authoritarians? This week, we talk about Rodrigo Duterte threatening to kill the instigator of his presidential campaign and why authoritarians have such great appeal to Filipinos. We also talk about vigilante justice and Budget Secretary Florencio Abad being pelted with objects by UP students.

Victim blaming, which is said to occur when “the victim of a crime or any wrongful act is held entirely or partially responsible for the harm that befell them,” is perceived by many as irrational because it shifts the blame or at least a part thereof from the real offender to the innocent victim. They contend that the victim has zero responsibility every time regardless of the circumstances. I intend to challenge this absolutist position.

What is the appeal of authoritarians? This week, we talk about Rodrigo Duterte threatening to kill the instigator of his presidential campaign and why authoritarians have such great appeal to Filipinos. We also talk about vigilante justice and Budget Secretary Florencio Abad being pelted with objects by UP students.

TRIGGER WARNING: This article or section, or pages it links to, contain information about sexual assault and/or violence which may be...

RSVP on Facebook (optional) Venue: 2nd floor of Bread Talk Promenade, Greenhills Date: Sunday, September 28, 2014 Time: 2:30pm – 5:30pm Google Map: http://bit.ly/1j2rdf6 Topics: 1. Changing...