Did you catch the US inauguration? Although not celebrated as a speech maker, America’s new president gave a powerful speech. Two themes particularly resonated with me.
First, President Joe Biden caut...
What is the biggest threat facing Bermuda? Last summer I posed this question in an opinion observing that our biggest threat was not in fact Bermuda’s new airport. Today, our island benefits from a n...
Have you ever noticed how you can find a cliché for almost every occasion?
Two came to mind during 2020’s last session of the House of Assembly, when MPs gathered, virtually, to pass laws affecting al...
Wait? It’s the middle of December?!? As years go, 2020 has certainly been infamous. 2020: double digits now etched on our collective psyche. Infamous. Yet, to me at least, 2020 also went by remarkably...
So, did you vote in the General Election last month? Really? Well you’re not alone, but the voter numbers may surprise you.
More than 20,000 registered Bermudian voters did not vote. Yes, more than...
How are you with multiple choice? Try this one: which of the following things is the biggest threat facing Bermuda?
Is it:
A, Bermuda’s flatlining economy
B, The Covid-19 global health pandemic
C, Ber...
Do you recall who said that death and taxes are the only two certainties in life?
I didn’t. But “Professor Google” set me straight — it was Benjamin Franklin. Writing a letter about the United States ...
See if you can spot the link between the following three vignettes. Ready? (Hint: it’s the economy).
First there was Sage
How did you spend your weekend? Me? I blew the dust off the Sage Report — wel...
A funny thing happened when the House of Assembly resumed this past Friday ... peace broke out. Well, not completely. There was still the usual political snipery. This is politics, after all.
But the ...
Many of you will have seen the recent news about the captain of a US aircraft carrier who allegedly broke ranks to warn that a large number of sailors on board the USS Theodore Roosevelt had contracte...
