Massa Mark Is About Attitude, Not Race
Statement by Finance and the Public Service Minister Nigel Clarke to the House of Representatives on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. I rise under Section 18 of the Standing Orders of this …
Habeas Corpus or Hocus-pocus? U.S. Policy on Deportations
There are words in the English language which sound more negative or more dour than they actually are. One such example is the word “sanguine” which, at least to me, sounds …
Demagogues And Their Propaganda Are Not Sustainable
“You [demagogues] are like the fishers for eels; in still waters they catch nothing, but if they thoroughly stir up the slime, their fishing is good; in the same way it’s …
‘First’ World Medical Care
Retiring to a lovely country town of 30,000 west of Toronto and having been advised by our previous doctor of 20 years that he was also retiring, we casually began a …
Racial Segregation Forever
“In the name of the greatest people that have ever trod this earth, I draw the line in the dust and toss the gauntlet before the feet of tyranny, and I …
Introducing Garveyism in Schools In This Way Will Amount To A Hill Of Beans
Recently, the education ministry announced the introduction of the teachings of Marcus Garvey in our schools. This, according to the ministry, is in an attempt to promote Garvey’s philosophies, empower youths, …
The Limits Of American Patriotism And American Profits
“Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure …
Positive Developments
Two recent developments in horseracing and betting have the potential to produce positive results. The first is the introduction, at the racetrack, of what’s being marketed as ‘fixed odds betting”. It’s …
The Idol Cannot Last Forever
Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible. This image’s head was of fine …
American States Separating From Each Other – Foresight Or Folly?
In 1936, a constitutional crisis arose in the British Empire when King Edward VIII proposed to marry Wallis Simpson, an American socialite who was divorced from her first husband and was …
He Don’t Like Favourites
So my alter ego found himself in the Bernard Lodge area recently visiting the location of a longstanding legal dispute. There I met a Stud Farm Manager named Clifton McLeish who …