Malaysia’s Political Tsunami of Hope
On May 9th Malaysia’s electorate unequivocally rejected Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak’s Barisan National coalition,…
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The Subversion of Subversion
Professional experience as a criminal lawyer has shaped my appreciation of the interplay between political…
Spain on Trial
Writing in The Observer in 1961, Peter Benenson lamented that ‘in Spain, students who circulate…
What Lies Behind Ireland’s Abortion Referendum
Is it cynical to suggest that Ireland’s ruling Fine Gael party is using the referendum…
A Look Inside Italian Politics
Posterity will determine if the Italian election results of March 4th 2018 marked an earthquake…
What the Irish Abortion Debate Ignores
The greatest trial lawyer of the last century was undoubtedly Clarence Darrow. He was often…
Catalan Independence Debate Presents False Dichotomy
Catalan secessionists have succeeded in framing the debate over Catalan independence as a stark choice…
Defiant Compassion
On yoga teacher training courses among the heartening questions I receive are ones that readers…
Spanish Smokescreens
The Catalan independence movement may seem like a throwback to a bygone age of nationalism.…
My Social Media Shame
I went in my first chatroom when I was 12. My name was ‘Phoebe’ –…
Enemies of the People
At the height of the Vietnam War, torching U.S. flags at anti-war demonstrations became something…
UK Unwritten Constitution brews Brexit Confusion
It is necessary for him who lays and arranges laws for it to presuppose that…
Compassion for Trump
We are a little more than a year into the Trump Administration, and the US…