Why Haiti Is A “Zero-Sum” Society?

“Is Haiti a failed state?”

Dr. Robert Fatton of the University of Virginia laments the near-total collapse of society in his homeland, Haiti. In this episode, we uncover the history behind the following:

• Haiti’s gangs & vigilante groups.
• Abolishing Haiti’s military & the ineffective police force that replaced it.
• History of foreign intervention (e.g., Hillary & Bill Clinton).
• Why didn’t democracy take hold in Haiti?
• Is Haiti a “failed state”?
• Haiti is a “zero-sum” society.
• Comparing Haiti to African countries — predatory republics.

In the News:

In this episode, I will be uncovering the history behind a country that has not been front-page news in America, at least for a while now. But it should be. Because Haiti is a country near total collapse, a country in a state of humanitarian catastrophe, a country close to our own, a country we have invaded and later frequently intervened in its domestic affairs, and a country whose despairing refugees we have deported, desperate refugees who trekked to our border all the way from Brazil and Chile.