Archive - Jan Writer

Spank the Kid, Save Your Civilization

Why discipline, not indulgence, holds the line between order and collapse

May 1 •

April 2025

A Love Letter to America

A farewell to the empire that taught me how to dream—and who to be.

Apr 16 •

Everything That Moves Isn’t Red

When revolution becomes spectacle, even the red flag can serve the empire.

Apr 9 •

March 2025

The Fall of Constantinople (and the Whisper Before Manila Burns)

Manila will fall not with a bang but with the chants of the provinces it forgot.

Mar 28 •

Why Liberals Are Worshipped Abroad and Useless at Home

Export-quality outrage. Locally irrelevant.

Mar 25 •

The Spectacle of Power: Duterte’s ICC Trial as a Foucauldian Public Execution and the Revolt of the Global South

The ICC’s case against Duterte, a neocolonial display of judicial power, risks exposing its own hypocrisy and igniting a Global South revolt against…

Mar 18 •

December 2024

A Cinematic Séance of Korean Haunting and Filipino Amnesia

Movie review: Exhuma, 2024

Dec 9, 2024 •

The Quiet Despair of Profit in the Places It Should Not Be

A searing critique of profit-driven healthcare, inequality, and revolution, calling for a reckoning against systemic exploitation.

Dec 8, 2024 •

November 2024

How Avoiding Conflict Has Chained the Philippines to Mediocrity

Filipino culture glorifies harmony but breeds inaction. It's time to replace complacency with courage and reclaim our collective will.

Nov 16, 2024 •

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