Law and disorder – Another example of U.S. constitutional madness
“If one really wishes to know how justice is administered in a country, one does not question the policemen, the lawyers, the judges, or the protected members of the middle class. …
“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 New Year’s Eve Encounter – The Power of One Conversation
Looks can be deceiving and they often are. But one can never knowwhat is until one makes an effort to lift the veils of mystery and thenpeer within the shadows. …
Beware Of The Sleeping Giant — A Word To The Incoming Trump Administration
“I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve.” –Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto (After the attack on Pearl Harbour) Presidential and …
Religious-political hypocrisy within the United States
“Si de hypocrites dem a galang deh!Sy de hypocrites dem a galang deh!See di hypocrites dem a-galang deh! Man, go!”— Robert Nesta Marley There are a lot of things about the …
The Problem With American Democracy – A Few Perspectives
In the aftermath of the United States presidential elections of 2024, despite the person who won the contest, and despite the political party that has regained the ascendancy in the governance …
When all is said and done character still matters
The spirit of Machiavelli has always had a niche in world politics. Tyrants have always managed to find a place on the podiums of victory due to their brutality and their …
Illicit Enrichment? Are You Sure?
Illicit enrichment is defined as procuring a significant increase in a public or private official’s assets which cannot be reasonably explained in relation to their lawful income. That was the ONLY …
Politics Over Country… Always
The hot topics in political paradise are the official report of the three-year-old investigation of Andrew Holness by the Integrity Commission (IC) and PNP’s stamp of approval granted to Vybz Kartel …
The Fallacy of Race Neutral Laws In America
Time and time again, especially in these politically volatile and uncertain years, this writer has found himself exhausted by the trite and dishonest claims of no racism ever having existed here …
For Want of Ideas – The Political Anemia of the U.S. Democratic Party
“Lord, what fools these mortals be!” — William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream Help me to understand, somebody. I might have been confused or I might have been completely oblivious as …