When we say “history is a given,” we imply it has been accounted for that it is settled - but history is not background music. It is not neutral; it’s not even equally inherited. For some, it might feel like context but for others, particularly those on the margins, it is the foundation shaping every interaction they have with the state.

The international order that governs health keeps developing nations locked in cycles of dependency—borrowing, waiting, and hoping for support that is often tied to the politics of the moment. This cycle must end.

Luigi Mangione and Ivanhoe Martin, though separated by time, geography and context, embody the archetype of the anti-hero in strikingly similar ways. As such, Mangione’s modern rebellion and Ivanhoe’s outlawry in The Harder They Come, both navigates the grey area between heroism and villainy almost identically. 

So when I woke up on this particular day in October, Palestine did not seem so far away because I know that. My community and I, we felt that and continue to feel that. Palestine to me is not a world away.

It is no secret that U.S. influence globally has been declining. Even before Donald Trump’s presidency, the U.S. saw sharp declines in its share of the world income and influence. With China’s rise in the periphery, the U.S. is confronted by the possibility of the Thucydides Trap

The history of the Caribbean and the African continent is one that dates back to the slave trade. Persons were taken from Africa and brought to the Caribbean where they were sold and enslaved.

If COVID-19 was the stress test on healthcare, education, the private sector, government competency etc., then Jamaica has failed. If any Jamaican is honest with themselves they can't say this was unexpected.

As people who want ‘good’ for Jamaica, one of the realities that we all have to accept is that there is no objective “good” or anything that everyone will support and agree on