On Modernity, Media and Politics

In modernity where society is fragmented into different function systems, the fundamental question of how a certain level of integration is at all possible comes into the spotlight. In other words, if the left hand is totally oblivious of the right hand’s doings, why has modern society not disintegrated...

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How is Public Opinion on the PDAF Scam Formed?

(I wrote this as a conclusion in a group research we did for our Political Science 160: Society, Politics, and Government class. The research is concerned with public opinion formation on the PDAF scam. For the full content of the research, please visit two-mato.weebly.com. Yes, it is...

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Game of Thrones: A Postmodern Analysis

(I wrote this piece primarily as a final paper for my literature class. But because I love Game of Thrones and postmodernism too much, I decided to share my analysis here. Beware! Reading this will definitely spoil everything for you--but I doubt you'd be here in the first place if you have not...

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The Irrationality of the Pork Barrel

In a recent report, Senate President Franklin Drilon was quoted to have rhetorically questioned the function of Congress if the pork barrel system would be abolished, “what will happen if we will not take a direct hand (in the identification of projects)? Let’s just abolish Congress then.” Several congressmen...

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