Reparations For African Slavery – Hope And Headache
This writer has been hearing much talk about reparations with respect to African Slavery in the media in recent years. As a son of the survivors of European colonialism and of …
“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 …
Eating The Elephant …One Bite At A Time
We are all feeling the pinch! At the gas pumps, the supermarket, in our utility bills …you name it! And the scenario is shaping up to get worse. The psychological relief …
Slavery In The US
It is common for us to assume that all the descendants of the African slave trade have the same history. However, I have only recently started to learn that as bad …
The Second Amendment And The Matter Of Mass Shootings
It is a strange thing, that Second Amendment, which, ostensibly, protects those who are armed, but not those who are unarmed. It is a strange thing, that Second Amendment, that esteems …
Stare Decisis And The Supreme Court Of The United States
How does an equation of something that is subjective plus,something else that is subjective equal to something that is wholly objective? Does such a schema or does such a syllogism comport with the established laws of …
The Philosophy Of Hair And The Shortage Of Labour
The recently resurfaced discussion at Dunrobin Primary and Kingston College about hairstyle among persons of African descent seems, on the face of it, to bear no relation to the Prime Minister’s …
Many Choices In A Rapidly Changing World
What position will Jamaica take in this new world emerging around us? This is not a simple rhetorical question or a hypothetical future being debated on university campuses. This is a …
Domestic Affairs
“To err is human, to forgive is divine.” “Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.” Want me to go on? For, even the devil can quote scriptures for his …
A Very Personal Horseracing Journey
Believe it or not (By Ripley) this is my 100th Public Opinion column. What better way to celebrate than to re-tell Part I of a story last told almost 20 years …
Does Horseracing Have A Future?
Now that the United Racehorse Trainers Association’s internal squabbles appear settled, there’s a sudden surge of public interest in the future of horseracing. Unfortunately, this appears to be fixated on a …