Democratizing Public Decision-Making
The decision to shut down the refinery may be the right one, given the state of the refinery operations, but it may not be; and it obviously is not the only option that could have been pursued. The question is…
And No Religion Too…
To the religious fundamentalists in Trinidad and Tobago, who are trying to push absolutism and dominionism; you are on the wrong side of history. In fact, the more you push in that direction, the more momentum you provide for the…
Surviving The “Sexual Desirability Caste System”
DISCLAIMER This is about men, women and sex so you done know somebody bound to get offended. Let me take in front before in front tek meh. This op-ed is focused on sexual attraction within the heterosexual dynamic. While it…
On Pilots and Passengers …
I came across this meme on my Facebook feed today and I was struck by the poignancy of it and its relevance to the questions I have been actively working on solving over the last few years. Questions such as…
The Politics of Disclosure
As Zuckerberg underwent his 10 hour long interrogation this week on Capitol Hill, we observed him bob, weave and genuflect through the complicated maze of citizens’ rights to privacy and control of their data, the limits to those rights and…
What’s In Our Schoolbags?
It was the season of graduations. As I looked at the beaming faces of proud parents, scholarship winners, and graduates of university programmes all I saw was hope reflecting in their eyes. Hope that our investment in ourselves and our…
Why Cultural Appropriation Is Confusing To A Trini
I remember, at my partner’s sister’s wedding seeing a whole set of Trini white gals bruk out to dancehall with bamcee acrobatics my black ass cannot manage without triggering Charlie horses in my butt cheeks. If I am going to…
Lessons From Wakanda
Three independent incidents kept some of us engrossed in the news last month. There was the much-anticipated global release of Marvel Comics’ Black Panther movie, yet another mass shooting in a US school resulting in 17 lives lost, and right…
A Question of Justice
Why do the elite in Trinidad and Tobago refuse to subject themselves to our healthcare system? Why do our political decision-makers seek medical care outside our borders? Why is the number one concern of the people of T&T access to…