Archives for 2006

President Bush, State of the Union, FDR Read more.

Many of us in the Caribbean are commenting on the scandals plaguing America with undisguised schadenfreude. And, who can blame us. After all, for decades, successive U.S. governments have treated us more like feudal territories than sovereign nations. And, these administrations never resisted an opportunity to lecture our national leaders on the requirements of good… Read more.

President Bush congratulating Judge Alito at the White House yesterday upon his confirmation as the 110th Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court – by a Senate vote of 58-42.Yesterday, in a development that proved anti-climatic from the day President Bush won reelection over John F. Kerry in November 2004, the Senate confirmed conservative Judge Samuel… Read more.

I’ve been dismayed over the years by the number of purportedly intelligent and fair-minded white people who have questioned why Coretta Scott King is so revered just because she was married to Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. But whenever I condescended to disabuse them of their ignorance in this respect, I merely sufficed to query… Read more.

You may not be familiar with her name, but her creativity has contributed so much to public consciousness (in America and around the world) that you’re probably familiar with her work…without even knowing it. Like many people, I was introduced to Wasserstein’s creative genius in 1989 through her critically acclaimed play The Heidi Chronicles. But… Read more.

Reprinted from Caribbean Net News caribbeannetnews.com   Published on 31 January 2006   A cruise ship carrying “up to 3,200…active homosexuals” is scheduled to drop anchor today in Grand Cayman. However, pastors representing the Cayman Ministers’ Association (CMA) are raising holy hell about the prospect of these passengers setting foot on Caymanian soil. I understand… Read more.

The World Economic Forum – which wrapped-up its 4 days in Davos, Switzerland yesterday – is an annual event at which corporate titans, international bankers, world leaders and a smattering of celebrity do-gooders gather to bloviate about the impact of world developments on their respective businesses, personal wealth, and collective conscience. Politicians and celebrities change… Read more.

Scroll down to Friday’s post for more details. Hamas, Palestinian elections Read more.

Sunset and evening star, And one clear call for me! And may there be no moaning of the bar When I put out to sea. But such a tide as moving seems asleep, Too full for sound and foam. When that which drew from the boundless deep Turns again home. Twilight and evening bell, And… Read more.