Rasheed Griffith Explores the Complexities of the Caribbean

Today my guest is Rasheed Griffith, who is the CEO of the Caribbean Progress Studies Institute (cpsi.media/) , the host of the podcast the Rasheed Griffith Show (open.spotify.com/show/7j8e4hP...) , and one of my favorite writers on Substack (substack.com/@cpsi) . He also directs the Emergent Ventures (www.mercatus.org/emergent-ven...) Africa-Caribbean grants program at the Mercatus Center.
We spoke about whether the former colonizers owe reparations to the Caribbean people, economic divergence in post-colonial Caribbean countries, Caribbean music, homophobia, VS Naipaul, West Indian cricket team, and much more.
Recorded April 4th, 2024.
Read a full transcript (www.mercatus.org/ideasofindia...) enhanced with helpful links.
Timestamps
(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:09:37) - Do Former Colonizers Owe Reparations to the Caribbean People?
(00:22:29) - The Counterfactual for Caribbean Colonies
(00:35:48) - India, Caribbean and Scale
(00:40:52) - Is Saint Lucia the Best at Spotting Talent?
(00:49:37) - Caribbean Civil Rights Movement
(00:58:01) - Innovation in Caribbean Music
(01:03:59) - Homophobia
(01:13:10) - Most Underrated Caribbean Island?
(01:19:05) - V.S. Naipual
(01:30:57) - Outro
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