Lessons From the Great Depression (I)
This is the first instalment of a three part essay on the legacy of the…
Browsing: History and Economics
The Grandfather Clause
‘Where DID we come from?’ Coincidence? The Sahara was not always a desert. As evidenced…
The Significance of Religion in the World
Midway upon the journey of our life I found myself within a forest dark, For…
Housing: A Banker Speaks Out
It is often said the current Irish housing crisis is mainly the result of a…
Reviving Martin Heidegger’s Dasein – Be-ing
Before a recent online poetry reading I was invited to meet with other international participants.…
Irish Housing: Historic Roots of a Crisis
As a UCD undergraduate I recall Professor Tom Bartlett likening Irish history to a pint…
Corporate Social Responsibility
A business that makes nothing but money is a poor kind of business” Henry Ford.…
Post-Pandemic Marketing Strategies
Contemporary marketers must simultaneously think global, local, and glocal factors in order to stay ahead…
COVID-19: Virtual Work a Bridge Too Far?
For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by…
Public Intellectuals: Hannah Arendt
A fundamental difference between modern dictatorships and all other tyrannies of the past is that…
Chambí’s World: Martín Chambi (1891-1973)
Before Ireland’s third pandemic lockdown began, in December 2020, I paid a visit to my…
Tales from a Fourth Industrial Revolution
Back to the Future in search of ‘Green’ Conversations, perceptions and priorities change over time.…
Recalling W.G. Sebald
The attention in W. G. Sebald’s writing to the fascist era in European history anticipates…
Cross-Cultural Branding: ‘Glocalisation’
Much (reasonable) Ado about Branding and its components HSBC. The world’s local bank. Clever. Pepsi…
Public Intellectual Series: Religion
Say it to me if you have something to confess I was born on the…
The Public Intellectual Series So Far
The Public Intellectual Series offers inter-disciplinary journalism, focusing on relevant authors and subject-matters crucial to…
The British Radical Tradition: E.P. Thompson
Britain has produced its fair share of major public intellectual figures. Having surveyed the legacies…
Gradations of Evil: Neoliberalism and Neoconservatism
Since the 1970s, the consistent presence of neoliberalism in politics alongside short, sharp bursts of…
Covid-19 and the Gig Economy: Hope Springs Eternal
He wants to work Monday nights but not Tuesday afternoons; she is available on Saturday…
COVID-19 and SMEs: Survival, Resilience and Renewal
In a recent survey of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) by Ernst and Young…