I recall talking to the late Eva Hodgson PhD, who once said to me: “Khalid, don’t look to me for solutions for the future. I admit my life is tainted by my experiences and I cannot escape my past. I t...
Easter and its religious significance tell the story of leadership and the perils of a society divided between its nationalist impulses and truth. The tragic end in the Easter story is of course about...
I have heard it said that the more things change, the more they remain the same. The French writer Jean-Baptist Alphonse Karr also said: “Turbulent changes do not affect reality on a deeper level othe...
The first person as a former MP to publicly infer that David Burt did not tell the truth was Rolfe Commissiong, and it was over the terms of his resignation from the Senate appointment. Now, did we ju...
I did not read all 70 pages of the appeals judgment that supported the Government’s bid to abolish the Municipalities Act. It wasn’t necessary to do an exhaustive read on what the court upheld as the ...
After 50 years of sociopolitical activity preceded by a nebulous or nascent introduction through church and family, I think my tales of that experience may be of interest for those who are going forwa...
This week I laid out before a teachers group a few positions, and made some assertions about the Bermuda Union of Teachers’ hierarchy, hoping to be thumped and countered by contrary facts by any of it...
I am trying to maintain composure and not be overly critical. I certainly do not want to be polarised in any of my observations and criticisms, appearing just to be against everything the Government d...
I love history, in particular the nuance that different perspectives lend to its narrative and accounts.
I remember years ago reading about the beginnings of the Bermuda Union of Teachers and the cau...
I know that democracy is not the be-all and end-all, but when an individual can simply decide on their own to plunge millions of people into war with no one to check the limits of their discretion, de...
