Donald Trump – David Haldane

June 28, 2026

The Tumbling of Trump

By David Haldane June 29, 2026 He’s finally lost me. Two years ago, I wrote a column called “Confession: Hamas Made Me […]

May 31, 2026

Life Interrupted

By David Haldane June 1, 2026 It’s a disruption that’s hard to imagine. You spend years wooing a beautiful Filipina. You visit her provincial […]

April 27, 2026

A Psychedelic Prayer

By David Haldane April 27, 2026 “We had prayed for this day to come,” he said. The speaker was Marcus Luttrell, a former Navy […]

April 6, 2026

Another Political Pope

By David Haldane April 6, 2025 Frankly, I’d hoped for better. After the previous pontiff accused Israel of committing “genocide” in Gaza and celebrated […]

March 30, 2026

Distorting Reality

By David Haldane March 30, 2026 I rarely argue with fellow columnists. Especially those published in The Manila Times, a paper I deeply respect […]

March 9, 2026

The Inevitability of a Righteous War

By David Haldane March 9, 2026 Finally! That was my immediate reaction to last week’s news that the US and Israel had attacked Iran. […]

March 1, 2026

Another Journalist Bites the Dust

By David Haldane March 2, 2026 I promised to bring him a crucifix. He was my publicist in Manila, a devout Catholic with whom […]

January 19, 2026

Iran Then and Now: How Much Can Change in a Lifetime

By David Haldane Jan. 19, 2026 It was a moment in time that shaped my life’s trajectory. In 1976, at 27, I […]

January 12, 2026

Madura’s Ignominious Downfall: Another Dictator Hits the Dust

By David Haldane Jan. 12, 2026 Thousands of Venezuelans danced joyfully in the world’s streets. While leftist activists screamed holy bloody murder. Some of […]

January 5, 2026