Trauma
History does repeat itself, albeit in seemingly new iterations for those who choose to avoid the study of past events. The circumstances of prior actions are sometimes seemingly tedious in their …
It is amazing how appealing evil still is in the 21st century
The title for this opinion piece came out of a discussion with my brother. It was he who had posited the idea from what he had obtained from another source. The …
Can we truly say that the spirit of Nuremberg is still alive?
World War II was, and remains, a stain on humanity’s existence, but we are taught in school that we did learn two things from it. First, wars of aggression are the …
Hypocritical and illegal acts against Venezuela
The recent movements on the international and diplomatic scenes are jaw-dropping. 34 countries have recently ‘out of the blue’ decided to recognise speaker of the House Juan Guido as …
Jamaica not immune from the far right
The past few years have seen a massive surge in support for far-right, crypto-fascist politicians and parties. Election results from India to The Philippines, from Germany to Italy and most notably …
A toast to the trinity who may cause the system to implode
Donald Trump is in the White House, Marine Le Pen almost secured power in France and Angela Merkel looks like she should take the German federal elections. All in all, things are …
WHICH ROAD WILL WE CHOOSE – AMERICA, CHINA OR GARVEY?
The context of a crossroad is simply understood in terms of traffic, for if you come to a section where two roads meet (intersection) then there are four clear choices — …
THE WORLD IS LOOKING A BIT DARKER
The world is a funny old place. One hundred years ago a war was fought primarily in Western Europe to stop an imperial upstart (Germany) from becoming too powerful. Some 70-odd …