Short-termism is a common weakness of democracy. More often than not, it seems politicians will shy away from dealing with a major problem that requires making tough, long-term decisions that are like...
Upon the completion last weekend of the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series event in Gothenburg, Sweden, all eyes turned genuinely towards Bermuda.
After all that has been said and written, that ...
Bermuda’s politicians are, rightly, being upbraided in some quarters for elevating magical thinking to the status of guiding philosophical principle. Wishing something to happen and actually making it...
The origins of freedom of speech can be traced as far back in history as the signing of Magna Carta in early 13th-century England.
King John, backed into a corner after recent defeats on the battlefi...
How we manage our personal finances is a key factor in the standard of living we enjoy.
It can influence the education we can give our children, the type of home in which we live and whether retireme...
The best actors possess a curious duality, one predicated on the contradictory need for self-exposure and self-protection.
They are “wide open, yet with no breaches in their armour”, as one renowned ...
It has to be presumed that Ice Queen did not provide the bladed object that played a significant role in the death of Johnathan Darrell early Saturday morning.
Nor can it be presumed that it was the P...
A funny thing happened at St David’s County Cricket Club last Saturday. The second round of the Eastern Counties Cup was scheduled and an actual cricket match broke out.
Far from the shambles they wer...
War is always a great evil, but as even pacifist Bertrand Russell conceded, under some extreme circumstances it may actually be the lesser of two evils. The Second World War [1939-1945] was a case stu...
Jessica Lewis returns to Bermuda today. Remember her? You know, the 22-year-old who set the pulses racing when she smashed the record in the T53 100 metres wheelchair race at the Parapan American Game...
