I am often fascinated by history.  I came close to majoring in it before deciding to pursue political science.  Yet even as I went the way of politics, history was evident in much of undergraduate and graduate research and papers.  I love history and have even thought about returning to obtain a graduate degree.  (I couldn’t decide between ancient ( Read more... )

A few days ago, the West Indies celebrated 175 years of slave emancipation.  The British Empire abolished slavery in 1834, although slaves did not gain true freedom until 1838.  As part of the commemoration, there are yearly celebrations within the many West Indian States.  This year the Guyana Chronicle, a major newspaper in Guyana, printed a ( Read more... )