Who is my Neighbour? On the Death of Renee Good
It’s very possible that Renee Nicole Good reasoned, as I would’ve, that her whiteness would…
Browsing: Current Affairs
Podcast: ‘Turkey’s Phrase of the Year: Gözaltina aliniyorum’
The Turkish phrase Gözaltına alınıyorum translates simply as: ‘I’m being taken into custody.’ This…
Review: Displaced in Gaza: Stories from the Gaza Genocide
Gaza’s history since the Nakba of 1948 is punctuated by waves of forced displacement. The…
My Mary & Me
Many good people will ‘do the right thing’ and spoil their vote this coming Friday.…
Ireland and Palestine: A Crucial Vote Awaits
Around Ireland and in its online expressions, there is vocal and colourful support for the…
I Have a Dream
There is a hidden global superpower that dominates all our lives. It does not reside…
It’s All Academic: Bad Ideas Bloom
A few years ago, I had occasion to walk regularly past the university in Galway.…
Guantanamo Founded on U.S. Occupation
A week after U.S. Democrat Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib wrote to the Department of Homeland Security…
Charity, Privatisation and Body Counts
The common denominator between charities and private service providers is that they all live off…
Turkey, Journalism and Erdoğan
The following is a Q and A between Luke Sheehan and Deniz Güngör. Can you…
Name-Calling and the Fall of the West
The cultural commentator Konstantin Kisin said recently in a podcast that the left had destroyed…
Kneecapped at Coachella
Kneecap caused a stir at Coachella this year—though you wouldn’t know it from the official…
Fearful Times, and Canada
On Tuesday last I had an email from the Chancellor of UMass Lowell, where I…
Exit through the Vestry
Vestry /ˈvɛstri/ Noun a room or building attached to a church, used as an office…
The Powerful Nature of Addiction
Back in 2016, I was embarking on a road towards sobriety after nearly eighteen years…
Podcast: Patrick Cockburn on Syria and Ukraine
Are the Eurocrats and their allies most delusional about the topics they profess to find…
Podcast: ‘We Urgently Need a Global Vision’
In a turbulent period in European history, and beyond, we are delighted to draw on…
Make Greenland Great
In his last great novel The Plot Against America (2004) Philp Roth posited plausible circumstances…
Ode to the Sausage Roll
In George Orwell’s 1939 novel Coming Up For Air, at the beginning of chapter 4,…
Lebanon: 5,000 Kilometres Away
Beirut, Mar Elias, 26 November, 7pm. Despite the cold wave that hit the city this…