December 2, 2024

Confession: Hamas Made Me Vote for Trump

  By David Haldane Dec. 2, 2024     I’m ready to confess something that most regular readers of this column have probably already guessed. I […]
November 25, 2024

Migrant Fears

By David Haldane Nov. 25, 2024     The anxiety was thick. “People are scared,” Romeo Hebron said. “We’re not sure what’s going to happen.” The […]
November 17, 2024

Sexual Suffrage or Feminist Freakout?

By David Haldane Nov. 18, 2024   I can’t say I’m surprised. Distressed by Donald Trump’s recent electoral victory, some leftist American women are vowing to […]
November 3, 2024

Election Week in America

By David Haldane Nov. 4, 2024   I’ve come to America to vote in this week’s national election. I’m not telling you how I’m voting but […]
October 21, 2024

Christopher Columbus: A Troubled Legacy

By David Haldane Oct. 21, 2024     It all seemed so simple as a child. Growing up in Southern California of the 1950s, we eagerly […]
October 14, 2024

Identity Politics: Racist to its Core!

By David Haldane Oct. 14, 2024     The headline was simple and engaging. “Filipino Americans should vote for Kamala Harris in November,” it read, topping […]
September 16, 2024

Disempowering Parents

By David Haldane   Sept. 16, 2024   Maybe I’d have felt differently before becoming a parent. As a kid myself, perhaps I would have welcomed […]
August 19, 2024

Civil War in America?

By David Haldane Aug. 19, 2024     The most unsettling thing is the familiarity. It begins with police fighting an unruly gang of protestors on […]
May 20, 2024

Can America Be Trusted?

By David Haldane May 20, 2024     It’s a painful question. Especially for an American who wants, more than anything, to take pride in his […]
May 13, 2024

DeJa Vu: I was an Outside Agitator at Columbia in 1971

  By David Haldane May 13, 2024     The only thing unusual about the call was that it came so early. “Good morning, comrade,” said […]
February 19, 2024

The Flop Heard ‘Round the World

By David Haldane Feb. 19, 2024     A Filipino comedian told a joke that flopped. And now the universe is talking about Taylor Swift and […]
July 27, 2023

Should Parents Be Told?

 By David Haldane July 27, 2023   It seems like a question with a simple answer. If a child exhibits symptoms of mental illness in school, […]