Duterte’s Metamorphosis: From an Illiberal Democrat to an Authoritarian?
Metamorphosis, a Greek word that means transformation in structure or substance by supernatural means. Like butterflies, “democratic” leaders...
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Rebirth of Democracy or a More Chaotic Political Crisis in Bolivia?
The tension is still high and Morales’ supporters were claiming that Evo Morales was a victim of a coup drawn by the military and political...
The Courts & Democratic Erosion
The political battlegrounds for the America’s courts spilt into national news coverage once more this past weekend when 86-year-old Supreme Court...
Xi Jinping’s Concentration Camps
A humanitarian crisis is ongoing in the Chinese province of Xinjiang under President Xi Jinping. According to several reports, upwards of a...
You Can’t Impeach a Messiah
You Can’t Impeach a Messiah Officials from the Trump administration and the President...
Are we looking at a future populist in the Philippines?
What was once crowded with huge amount of trash and foul-smelling sidewalks, the Divisoria district in the Philippines’ capital city, Manila, was...
Is There Judicial Independence in Duterte’s Philippines?
A review of salient cases that have been considered by the Supreme Court suggests a judiciary largely unwilling to rule against the president....
Beyond the Yellow and Red Politics of the Philippines
In the Philippine Politics, you either belong to a “Dilaw” [Yellow] camp or to a DDS [Diehard Duterte Supporter] camp. “Dilaw” is the disparaging...
South Africa’s Democracy is facing a Quarter-Life Crisis and the ANC is at fault
"We once more look to the ANC to provide leadership in creating the circumstances for our people to enjoy and exercise the democratic rights for...