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Peace between the Republic of Korea (South Korea) and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) suddenly seems closer than ever as the 2018 Winter Olympics open in Pyeongchang. The North is contributing athletes to a binational team wi...

Seeing Kim Yong Nam in Pyeongchang is a bit like seeing a ghost. The nonagenarian figurehead of the North Korean regime and unlikely survivor of many a political purge, the unsmiling Kim has emerged as the public face of North Korea’s charm offensive...

Does anyone think that sanctions will stop the North Korean Government from pursuing its nuclear programme? If you do, I not only have a bridge to sell you but a tunnel from here to America as well. Let’s assume for a moment the North Koreans did dec...

Another Olympics is here, and it’s time for that ritual: becoming an armchair expert in sports you have not watched in four years. Figure skating is one of the most popular and misunderstood events at the Winter Games. Here are five persistent myths....

This is the second article of a three-part series discussing when a foreign national, such as a Bermudian or Bermuda resident, can be classified as a US tax resident under US tax regulations. One of readers’ frequently asked questions is: “What is ...

Next week, on Sunday, February 18, I have been given the distinct honour and privilege of being the keynote speaker at the 54th Annual PLP Founders’ Day Banquet at the Willowbank Conference Centre. To be completely honest, I did not initially think I...

Last night, watching Belle zip around the neighbourhood on her bike, I started thinking about how quickly children pick up new skills. It took me weeks to learn to ride the scooter — I was fine going straight and turning right, but I had a crazy hard...

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta could have presided over a landmark consolidation of democracy last year that would have positioned Kenya for political leadership in Africa. Instead, he is leading the country back towards the autocracy it thought it ...

It has happened ever since I began teaching as a graduate student in 1991. Most semesters in which I have taught a course related to US history, the complaint appears at least once on my students’ course evaluations: “too much time on race”. Whether ...

I don’t think there is much glamour in having the job of Premier of Bermuda any more; even if we were to take into account the transitional years of Sir Henry Tucker, who was climbing through the wall of segregation. At least for him, there was the o...