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Portrait of John Henry Dodson

John Henry Dodson

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A reprimand, a medal

A reprimand, a medal

The reprimand was magnificent because it was delivered without regard for rank, political connections, or television appearances. The Unknown Soldier, after…

No judge of competence

No judge of competence

When police loyalty is shaky, the legal path is murky and the politics reward delay, Jonvic’s ultimatum becomes the loudest part of the operation and the…

Driving with the fishes

Driving with the fishes

A system in which each stage can say ‘verification isn’t my job’ is not a system of checks. It is a relay race where everyone runs a leg, and no one is…

AI does Hugging Face

AI does Hugging Face

AI does not need to hold a grudge to be dangerous. It needs powerful tools, a poorly defined goal, and room to improvise.

Discipline bites back

Discipline bites back

So who needs disciplining more — the enforcer who turned a curfew violation into a death sentence, or the officials who empowered their grotesque idea of…

Back when Cubao was king

Back when Cubao was king

We walked in looking for notebooks and walked out dreaming of becoming scientists, musicians or, if the toy section held sway, masters of the universe.

A free pass earned?

A free pass earned?

A death sentence should not be a license to keep trying until the prisoner dies. That would be cruel.

So safe the gates are closed

So safe the gates are closed

Public roads with closing times. In Makati. Perhaps the closed gates are merely precautionary. But when a barangay restricts nighttime access, it is reasonable…

RUB Henry Aguda

Aguda’s absentee genie

So why has Zuckerberg become the star of the show? Perhaps because it is much easier to summon a billionaire in absentia than to explain what Congress actually…

Look around

Look around

Both attacks unfolded in ordinary places, among people running errands, and that is exactly why the signs are easy to miss.