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Narcissism On Steroids

Narcissus from Greek mythology was so vain, overly obsessed with his looks, that he gazed intently at his reflection in a stream, lost in self-admiration, slipped, fell in and drowned. But what about those mortal persons who exhibit the traits of narcissism?

Is the UN Still Beneficial to Small Countries?

WASHINGTON, DC – On September 23, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump used his address to the 80th session of the UN General Assembly to question the Organization’s purpose. He is not alone; leaders worldwide have asked the same question. “The UN has such tremendous potential,” he said, but it is “not even coming close,” and “empty words don’t solve war.” On that point, many would agree.

A New World Order—or the Formal Admission of the Old

WASHINGTON, DC – The world has long spoken of a “rules-based order,” as though the law itself held dominion over power. Yet, behind the diplomatic courtesies and the fine print of charters, it was power that wrote the rules and altered them at will. The difference today is that the altering is done in full view and only a few feign surprise.

Pretty Privilege

Remember the evil queen from the fairy tale who would constantly gaze at her mirror and ask the question, “Mirror mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?”

A Case For Caribbean Action on Mental Health

WASHINGTON, DC - Mental health is no longer hidden in the margins of public life, whether in Europe, North America, or the Caribbean. It is a growing global reality that costs lives and livelihoods, and prevents social cohesion and economic inclusion.

There is No Need For a Middle Class

In any ordered society there are rules that must be followed. This is something that maybe easily observed in nature. Why humans resist this natural order I cannot explain or excuse! If there are winners, then there must be losers. There are Alphas and Betas just as there are Yings and Yangs. In a beehive there is a Queen Bee and everyone else works for her. There are haves and have nots. Nowhere in these examples is there room for a middle!

Fearing a Second Blacklist?

Everywhere I go lately, people whisper the same question: are we sliding into another blacklist era? They point to what happened to Stephen Colbert. They point to what happened to Jimmy Kimmel. They point to other entertainers whose shows, jokes, or politics suddenly seemed to cost them work.

Ben Jealous

Food Inflation A Key Challenge For LAC

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Just a few years ago, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of families in Latin America and the Caribbean(LAC) did not know whether they would have enough food for the next day.

Máximo Torero Cullen

Why States Should Isolate Netanyahu – Not Antisemitism, World Peace

WASHINGTON, DC – I am a diplomat with over 40 years of experience. My first instinct is always dialogue: bringing adversaries to a table and building mechanisms that find compromises with which everyone can live. But there are moments when “dialogue” is deliberately prolonged for the advantage of one side, resulting in increased dissatisfaction and greater conflict.

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