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The fate of the September 11 families’ lawsuit against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia may depend on the Partridge family. The Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act, enacted by Congress on Thursday over President Barack Obama’s veto, is supposed to l...
DATE: Oct 05, 2016
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Gross domestic product figures show an improving economy. The Bermuda Tourism Authority is reporting strong numbers. Very good news for Bermuda. Are we out of the woods yet? Not by a long shot. In fact, in many ways, I am as concerned about Bermuda’s...
DATE: Oct 04, 2016
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This poem was written after I observed that a front-page newspaper story about a black Bermudian male was printed on the same day his sibling’s funeral notice — Brother Blue Collar Worker or “BCW” — finally showed up on the back pages of the newspape...
DATE: Oct 04, 2016
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In a second exclusive extract from Border Crossing Brothas: Black Males Navigating Race, Place and Complex Space, TY-RON DOUGLAS uses poetry to make a crucial point.
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This poem was written after I observed that a front-page newspaper story about a...
DATE: Oct 04, 2016
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From the vantage point of his desk, Opposition spokesman David Burt can create his own reality, but from the office of the Ministry of Finance, we have to concern ourselves with the real world as it presents itself to us, rather than as we would like...
DATE: Oct 03, 2016
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Ty-Ron Douglas, assistant professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis at the University of Missouri, has spent much of his adult life researching black masculinity, black family and African Diaspora Studies. And now he h...
DATE: Oct 03, 2016
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Hillary Clinton is presenting her extensive government experience as a significant rationale for her presidential candidacy. In the first debate on Monday, she countered Donald Trump’s questioning of her stamina with the riposte: “Well, as soon as he...
DATE: Oct 01, 2016
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Does anyone remember the introduction of the Office of Ombudsman?
I do, and also remember that it came at the advice of the British Foreign Office and not because of any evolution of government consciousness on our end. In fact, I can clearly rememb...
DATE: Sep 29, 2016
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Khalid Wasi
In his 1966 debate with William Buckley about the “Playboy Philosophy,” Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner made clear that he opposes “religiously mandated, chastity-centred codes of sexual morality”. In fact, he opposes most any limit on public se...
DATE: Sep 29, 2016
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With its insults, lies, rancour and racism, this has been the most depressing election cycle of my lifetime. So it is worth reminding ourselves that there is plenty of good news for the United States of 2016, and that the good news probably far outwe...
DATE: Sep 29, 2016
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Tyler Cowen
