If a tree falls in the Forêt des Pins and no one in Port-au-Prince hears it, does it make a sound?
In recent weeks, two movements have emerged in Haiti. One calls for reopening the country’s main airport, and the other demands that the roads connecting the towns of Kap Ayisyen and Wannament be freed from gang control.
A Nation That Forgets Its Dead Has Already Lost Itself
In recent weeks, I have not been able to write about anything, especially Haiti. This silence has brought me both relief and sadness.
Fuzzy Allegiance Leads to Chaos
“Fuzzy allegiance leads to chaos.” That was how a friend recently summarized his distrust of Haitians with dual citizenship during a debate.
Nations Are Forged From Fire. Haiti Cannot Escape That Reality.
We tend to see so-called “advanced” nations through rose-colored glasses and think of them as if they developed in an orderly, institutionally guided, consensus-driven manner.
Who Counts as Haitian?
As a Haitian-born U.S. citizen, I have long dreamed of contributing to the country of my birth. Over the years, through different civil society efforts, I have met countless Haitians who share that same desire.
The Fight for the Dignity of Our Citizenship
As I have written before, I do not expect much from the Fils-Aimé administration. The Prime Minister carried out what can only be described as a soft coup that few people anticipated.
We Have Seen This Movie Before: Haiti’s Lesson for America
I am a Haitian-American, and my country of birth has long been governed by a ravenous minority that feeds at the public trough.
MAGA Is Coming for Haitians. Why Are Some of Us Cheering?
A few weeks ago, I received an open invitation to a dinner hosted by the Haitian American Republican Caucus, whose mission is to “advance conservative principles by empowering Haitian Americans to lead, vote, and shape America’s future
Finding Our Inner Maroon - Part II
In Part I, I argued that Haiti’s crisis cannot be explained solely through foreign interference. U.S. influence is real and consequential, but it becomes decisive because of our own divisions and indifference.
Finding Our Inner Maroon
Long before independence was declared in 1804, there were Maroons—men and women who fled plantations, built hidden mountain settlements, organized systems of defense, cultivated land, and governed themselves under constant threat.
The ‘Constitutional Fix’ That Could Erase Our Haitian Citizenship
As Haiti approaches the February 7 deadline, one proposal has regained momentum among political actors in Haiti and abroad…
Haiti’s Crisis Will Not End Unless We Name the Demon Holding It Captive
In 1805, as Jean-Jacques Dessalines confronted the unfinished business of independence, he issued a warning about a demon that had yet to be slain and still lives with us today.
The Trump Administration Expects Us Not to Trust Our Own Lying Eyes
What we are witnessing is a system that says one thing and does another. The brazenness is not an accident; it is the point.

