Amid the imperfections, can’t we all focus on solutions?

<i>“When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers”</i> <b>African Proverb</b>

In a...

Sri Lanka attacks mark birth of Terrorism 3.0

Until the other day, few Americans could likely find Sri Lanka on a map, nor even dimly remember its British colonial name,...

Our children do indeed deserve better

Michael Weeks, in a recent opinion, accused the One Bermuda Alliance of being revisionist. I thought it was a wonderful piece...

No letting go: Beyoncé moves black culture into the future

“A classic in its own right.” “Changed the game.” “Flawless.” That is just some of the effusive enthusiasm that greeted...

Woods victory not about personal redemption

I was in the car, scrolling through the radio for news on Sunday when I learnt that the fist-pumping Tiger Woods of old had...

Notre Dame’s spire was how Paris found itself

Can a single edifice define a city? Notre Dame cathedral may well be the one truly definitive monument in the...

Supreme Court tensions spilling into view

Early Friday morning, a sharply divided Supreme Court ruled that Alabama could execute Christopher Lee Price. In dissent,...

A self-styled champion of the underprivileged

Maria Benn was a larger-than-life personality best known for her charity fundraisers and for the block parties she staged for...

Assange’s work is crucial despite his unpleasantness

Of all Julian Assange’s undoubted talents, maybe his greatest gift is the ability to make enemies. He trusts, likes and...

Seeing a black hole is believing

We have seen what we thought was unseeable,” the astronomer said, like someone who knows history’s ear is pressed against the...