Why am I angry? Don’t ask me why
“Hey man, cool it! Why are you so angry?” That question, no doubt, is asked by different people, in different situations, and at different times in this world every single day. …
No separation between the economic and political spheres
Can the political and fiscal/economic spheres ever be separated? For the past 70 years, post-World War II, we have seen how the world has moved from the economic sphere being firmly …
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 …
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 …
Let The Insurrectionists Go? Why Not? It’s Tradition!
“Pity is treason.” ⁃ Maximilien Robespierre Many have asked and still ask, what is taking so long? Why are some of the rioters, out of the factious and fractious throng …
The Chance For A Broader View Of History (Celebrating Jamaica’s Sixtieth Anniversary)
The chance for a broader view of history Celebrating Jamaica’s 60th Anniversary How time flies — it really does. During this my 63rd year of life, it now comes to mind …
Liberty, Equality, And Their Incubation In History
While growing up, this writer was often told that he had to go through a period of incubation having been born two months shy of nature’s full nine-month gestation period. To …
A Christian Nation – What Does That Look Like?
“A well-wrapped statistic is better than Hitler’s “big lie”. It misleads, yet it cannot be pinned on you.” Darrell Huff, author of “How to Lie with Statistics.” Before Donald Trump and …
Republicanism And The Anglican Church In Jamaica
“The King, our sovereign Lord… shall be taken, accepted, and reputed as the only supreme head in earth of the Church of England called Anglicana Ecclesia… and that our said Lord… …
A King’s Speech
“The Queen is dead.” The news was as a shot out of the dark. Word of her illness, with intimations of its deathly seriousness, were couched in euphemistic, English, monarchical language. …
Chadwick Boseman: It Was Not All About Money
Have you ever heard someone say, in objection to a particular task or responsibility, “You could never pay me enough to do that job”? Well, I have. And, not only have …