February 12, 2024

Friends in Germany

By David Haldane Feb. 12, 2024     It felt like a tropical breeze. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. recently announced a trip to Germany in March. […]
January 1, 2024

Redefining Aggression

By David Haldane   Jan. 1, 2024       It felt like a punch in the gut. The Philippines, my favorite country and historically a […]
November 16, 2023

Hitler on Lazada

By David Haldane Nov. 16, 2023   It felt like someone had yanked out my kidneys. Unable to sleep, I’d opened my cell phone to Facebook […]
November 2, 2023

Tension

By David Haldane Nov. 2, 2023     The revelation came while I lay leveled on the pavement. Thirty seconds earlier, I’d been speeding home on […]
June 29, 2023

Stones

By David Haldane June 29, 2023   In the end, it was a stone that broke loose the tears. A small brass brick embedded in an […]
June 12, 2023

Slaughter, Slaughter Everywhere

By David Haldane June 8, 2023   The headline was a grabber. “We had our own holocaust here,” it grievously intoned. The story that followed–on the […]