" alt="EARLY MORNING MELTDOWN. In this videograb, Vice President Sara Duterte again lets it all out against the first couple and their allies in the House of Representatives at an online press conference she called on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024.Read mo
MANILA, Philippines — The United States this week confirmed the existence of a dedicated military task force operating in support of Philippine interests at the hotly contested Ayungin Shoal. The US Task Force Ayungin was established to enhanc
MANILAbigjackpot88, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. rebuffed China's territorial claims anew on Thursday, November 14, saying the Philippines "does not agree" with Beijing's definition of "sovereign territor
In 2020 — this is January of 2020, way before the election took place, before Covid, for that matter — I published a whole book about political polarization. It was called “Why We’re Polarized.” And I’ve been thinking a lot about how the polarizatio
Heading into Tuesday’s vote, a large majority of voters said that the country was on the wrong track and that they were disappointed with the candidates on offer. A plurality of voters said that regardless of who was elected, the next president woul
When Donald Trump won the first time, I spoke to a journalist friend in Turkey to commiserate. I told her about all the protests that were planned, and she gently tried to prepare me for disappointment. She and her friends had protested Recep Tayyip
There is no mystery about what happened Tuesday night. Unlike 2016, when the anticipation of Hillary Clinton’s victory turned into the shock of defeat, every smart analyst I know not only thought Donald Trump could win in 2024, they also knew he cou
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On Dec. 18, 1941, shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Lester Markelps88, the Sunday editor of The New York Times, sent a memo to Arthur Hays Sulzberger, the paper’s publisher. In light of the bleak blackout hours to come, he argued, i
Image Credit...Nick Hagen for The New York Times Four years ago7xm, it took days for news organizations to project Joe Biden as the winner of the election. This year, a verdict may not be fast, but it should be faster. It should even be much faster i
