Why I Am A Registered Independent Voter
My late mother-in-law, God rest her soul, could not understand why I was not registered as a voter in the Democratic Party (DNC) here in the United States. I guess that …
“Out of many,one people” – actual or aspirational in respect to Asian Jamaicans?
There were moments in my youth and in my early adult life when I heard it said that the problem in Jamaica was never about racism but one that was, more …
A Call For A Review Of The Power Of Judicial Review Of The U.S. Supreme Court
“Ye will surely say unto me this proverb. Physician heal thyself” — Jesus of Nazareth The power of the people is more powerful than that of the judiciary. That sounds like wishful …
The Gordon House Walk-Out? Pickney Business!
The walk-out by the JLP Parliamentarians led by the Prime Minister last week, as the PNP’s Leader of the Opposition was making his contribution to the Budget Debate, was fraught with …
Our Civics Illiteracy And The Health Of our Democracies
I once had a friend — a talented friend. He was a few years older than me. I met him while I was in the teaching profession. We shared, pretty much, …
Do We Need Another National Hero – The Marley Saga
Everybody in the world has an opinion about something or the other. But every opinion is as a nail, a common hardware item, which, without an external force applied to the …
Irony of Ironies – Chief Justice John Roberts and the State of Alabama
When I was a little boy there was a family that moved into our neighbourhood with children, the oldest being a boy of about my age. I was thrilled at the …
Conservatives in the Era of Trump
As many within the United States and, indeed, the world stand aghast at the recent developments of former president Donald Trump’s continuing legal woes and at his surrogate’s real or pretended …
“What” And Not “Who” Killed Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr?
This year will mark the 56th anniversary of the death of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In the aftermath of his assassination, investigations were conducted in respect to who …
Slavery: What The Bible Says And Does Not Say About It
What does the Christian Bible reveal about God’s attitude towards the institution of slavery? In the process of biblical interpretation, it is always the intent of sincere, competent exegetes to cognize …
Political Freedom As Seen From The Mountain Top Of History
On the night before his assassination in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968, the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. uttered the following words from a speech that he made to …