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Diplomacy and the Don – The Exposure of Drug Trafficking in Jamaica

There’s a thunderstorm sweeping through Jamaica, threatening to capsize the island’s already-troubled economy and put its government in a diplomatic dilemma with the United States. Last August, the US Department of Justice issued an extradition warrant for the arrest of Christopher “Dudus” Coke, allegedly a gift from the infamous Tivoli Gardens garrison in West Kingston. […]

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The irony of Machiavelli’s bad reputation, his cunning prince, and Mandragora’s irreverence

Niccolò Machiavelli. His name evokes everything devious, cunning, malicious and cruel. Calling someone a Machiavellian, or Machiavelli, is not a compliment, unless it is considered praise for unethical behavior. In Shakespeare’s Othello, Iago is a supreme Machiavelli, quite possibly the last and best-known Machiavelli in dramatic literature. However, there is irony here because the dismal […]

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Jon Anderson still enjoying the ride

Jon Anderson is flirting with his wife. The former frontman of Yes, one of the most successful progressive rock bands in history, is writing a song for his Brazilian summer tour and wants his wife, Jane Luttenberger Anderson, to sing it for him. “She speaks perfect Portuguese. She’s very good,” she says cooing. “I’ve tried […]