That Elusive “ah-ha” Moment
Do you, dear reader, recall your last “ah-ha” moment? Not the moment you remembered where you left your car keys. Rather, that elusive moment when you realized something that fundamentally changed …
Another Country
I was 14 in 1961 when my family moved to Istanbul, Turkey, from the United States for a one-year Fulbright appointment that my dad received. He was offered a position to …
From the desk of the Editor
Thank you all… now on to 2023 The year 2022 draws to its close, and Public Opinion uses this opportunity to thank our writers, readers, and well-wishers for constant support throughout …
Church, Politics and IRS Tax-Exempt Statuses
Between the mid to late 1960s — at the height of the Vietnam War that was being waged in Southeast Asia — the late, great heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali (formerly Cassius …
The unrealistic Jamaican middle class
The Jamaican middle class remains its worst enemy, and the more one looks at it, the more one realises that nothing positive will come from it. That the middle class has …
It’s Christmas
I don’t normally go to church, unless it’s Christmas or if a very special person passes. Then I go to be with their family. This is not because I am an atheist, but because …
Boundaries
The woman moved the landmark. She made an addition to her house which encroached on my father’s property. A lawyer was contacted and the infraction — no, the contravention of the …
Age of Consent
According to a Gleaner report on December 6, 2022, “During the sitting of the Senate last Friday, Opposition Senator Damion Crawford called for the age of consent to be raised from …
Those Of Us On The Left Have Had A Long History Of Combatting And Opposing Liberalism
This is a history which can be found in the Paris Communes, the Peterloo massacre and the attempts to end colonialism in the early 1900s, events which saw those pushing and …
Government Neglect Driving Low Breeding Output
So, Thoroughbred Owners & Breeders Association of Jamaica (TOBA) President Howard Hamilton has been quoted by the Observer as saying the breeding industry is in a state of panic. Ya don’t …
Cultivating Today For Bountiful Harvest Tomorrow
It is widely acknowledged that there is a generational divide aided by the current age of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). This reality has many Baby Boomers lamenting the apparent dissolution …