Ben Morris is a journalist and writer.

10.22.2025

• Ben Morris

A Corrupt Political Class Is Ransacking the Philippines

Filipinos have been protesting against the theft of public funds for flood defenses by corrupt politicians. The protesters face a political class whose leading figures, President Bongbong Marcos and Vice President Sara Duterte, are now bitter enemies.

08.11.2025

• Ben Morris

Kerala Is Still the Stronghold of India’s Communist Movement

Narendra Modi’s government is aggressively hostile to the communist-led left-wing alliance that holds power in Kerala because it has a remarkable track record of improving living standards for its people, unlike Modi and his Hindutva cronies.