Under the Radar
In the absence of the truth: there cannot be a viable solution
Everyone knows there are three sides to Haiti’s odd social, political and economic situation: the version put forward by the international community and the local barons, that of the voiceless and ...
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Signed, sealed and delivered
In the lopsided relationships existing between the great powers and the rest of the world, even the most outrageous deed emanating from the former can be rationalized. Hence the greatest challenge...
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Why Civil liberties may become a thing of the past
Like or not, the notion of civil liberties may not survive another generation, even in the countries that benefited socially from the concept. Because human needs remain in constant evolution, new ...
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Haiti’s opposition… opposition to what
On May 9, at a conference in Santo Domingo, Carlos Fuentes, a Mexican writer boldly proposed that Haiti be put under a UN protectorate with the aim of managing the reconstruction project away from...
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The Iran nuclear dilemma
On April 9, at a ceremony in Tehran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad unveiled new third generation of centrifuges which, according to the bombastic Iranian president, can spin six times faster than the version...
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Economic Liberalism: a revised version of Mercantilism
by Max A. Joseph Jr
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Despite the 2008-09 global economic meltdown, the architects and proponents of economic liberalism still believe in the sanctity of the system which, they maintain, has brought prosperity to count...
The enemy within: the insular mulatto class
by Max A. Joseph Jr
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In August of 1791, when the slaves revolted against the harsh conditions imposed on them by the French at Saint Domingue, present-day Haiti, their greatest challenge was not France’s determination...
Transference of guilt or genuine concerns
by Max A. Joseph Jr
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Sigmund Freund would have a field day about the not so subtle push to bring a universal norm of behavior in human rights in our world today, considering the zeal by which political and social short...
Oppression never lasts
by Max A. Joseph Jr
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The true extent of an injustice is measured, when the perpetrator feels insulted by the agony of the victim. As insulting this hypothesis is, it has been the guiding principle behind the r...
Corruption in Haiti: the Trojan horse for subjugation
by Max A. Joseph Jr
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Once upon a time in racially divisive U.S, calling an adult African-American “boy” was a racist code word implying that the Black person has not attained the level of intelligence required of his a...
The Haitian Diaspora strength: myth or reality
by Max A. Joseph Jr
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It is unfortunately true that Haitians living in the Diaspora are more likely to be better educated and socially mobile than their compatriots living in Haiti, which leads many observers, commen...
Another Tragedy: the pilfering of Haiti’s National Patrimony
by Max A. Joseph Jr
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In an interview with a Miami-based Haitian radio station 3 years ago, the director of Haiti’s National Archives, Jean Wilfrid Bertrand, nonchalantly admitted that he did not have Haiti’s original ...
God, Humans, and Religions
by Max A. Joseph Jr
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On the practical side all species are enjoying their earthly purpose to be born, live and die, except humans who are so enthralled with their intelligence that they have raised the ante. Pr...
The Case For A National Unity Government
by Max A Joseph Jr
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Now that the search for survivors of the Jan.12 earthquake has officially ended, the grim reality of rebuilding hundreds of schools, government buildings, roads, the electric grid and other...
We, Haitians, want our money back from France
by Max A. Joseph Jr
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From Haitians having made a pact with the devil to secure their freedom to other unqualified and inconsiderate comments made during the extensive media coverage of the January 12th earthqu...