Anyone who has ever done humanitarian work in a poor country quickly realizes that their efforts are of little benefit unless there are political and economic changes. I lived in Haiti for a year in 1983 as a volunteer physician and was no exception. I met a Baptist minister who had lived there for two decades and opined to him that there could be little progress unless the corrupt Duvalier dynasty was overthrown. He responded “And replace it with what?” He was correct. Baby Doc Duvalier was sent packing in 1986 but the Haitians have been unable to establish a stable government since. This was highlighted by the recent assassination of President Moise. Haiti is now spinning into anarchy with various bailiwicks controlled by violent gangs carrying automatic weapons. Most Americans are unaware that the Republic of Haiti was established in 1804 after the only successful slave revolt in history. Many of the imported slaves were from fierce warrior tribes in central Africa, especially the Kongolese. They … [Read more...]
Good Riddance to the Connecticut Legislative Session
The Connecticut legislative session is thankfully over and its main accomplishment was to increase public support for the restoration of the British monarchy. Queen Elizabeth, how would you like to move into the Governor’s mansion? You will even be near to eponymous Elizabeth Park. Your corgis will love it. We will even take Harry and Megan if you are unavailable. Unlike previous sessions, there was no attempt to pretend that any social pathologies could be remedied. The towel has been thrown in. Rather new legislation merely made it possible for the poor and urban minorities to become more addicted to drugs and gambling so as to finance the fat pensions and Cadillac health insurance of our political class. Watching these battles was entertaining for us political junkies. It was all about the money. Legalizing weed required one page of legislation. Instead, we ended up with a 270-page monstrosity that enables Big Marijuana to front minority entrepreneurs and aide them in the development of clever … [Read more...]
Anti-Semitism Needs to End Now
The recent skirmish between Hamas, the Palestinian governing authority, and Israel is nothing new. Similar events have been going on for decades. But what has changed is the composition and opinions of a significant portion of the Democratic Left who view Israel – and by extension Jewish Americans – as privileged oppressors. Jews are now routinely attacked. Jewish fraternities are painted with swastikas. Jews are punched and spat upon upon while dining in Midtown Manhattan. People parade in front of synagogues with signs saying “Hitler was right.” One Jewish leader even suggested that that Jews not wear yarmulkes and tallits (prayer shawls) in public to avoid being attacked! Years ago, such behavior would have generated national outrage from the media. But now the silence is deafening. This is because our ruling class and media acolytes have decided that a certain amount of Anti-Semitism must be tolerated rather than disrupt the coalition that prevented President Trump from being … [Read more...]
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