September 28, 2026

A New Nazi Germany?

By David Haldane Sept. 28, 2026     There are many reasons I care about Germany. First, my mother was a German Jew who survived the […]
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September 21, 2026

Muslim Mindanao Misfire

By David Haldane Sept. 21, 2026     They’re at it again. The misguided misfits firing bullets instead of filing ballots. I’m talking about last week’s […]
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September 17, 2026

Becoming Israeli

By David Haldane Sept. 15, 2026     It was just last week, on Rosh Hashanah, that I finally decided. A holiday that meant little to […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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February 8, 2026

Reporter or Protestor: Journalism at a Legal Juncture?

By David Haldane February 9, 2026     I’m not a Don Lemon fan. As a correspondent and news anchor at CNN for 17 years, he […]
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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 […]
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December 22, 2025

Too Close to Home: Bondi Beach Terrorists Visit the Philippines

By David Haldane   Dec. 22, 2025     Okay, now it’s getting close to home. The two terrorists who attacked a huge Hanukkah fest at […]
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December 15, 2025

Preserving the Carcasses of Dead Houses

By David Haldane Dec. 14, 2025     The devastation was devastating. Block after block stacked with the carcasses of dead houses. Walls punctured by bullet […]
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December 15, 2025

A Cringeworthy Line

By David Haldane Dec. 15, 2025     Had I been eating a donut, I surely would have choked on it. What on God’s earth, you […]
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