How Irish Propaganda Operates
THE LONG READ: Ireland is neither a totalitarian state, nor even a dictatorship. Nonetheless, the…
Browsing: 2018November
There is Something Rotten in the State of Democracy
On a recent visit to Athens I chanced upon the supposed tomb of Socrates near…
Into the Arms of America
I am sitting on a Frontier flight, a low-cost U.S. airline – basically the American…
Don’t believe the Autonomous Car Hype – It’s a Sequel!
Earlier this year, The Economist (March, 2018) published a special report speculating on the potential…
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš Appears Oblivious to Our History
Andrej Babiš is a chameleon. At one point you see him on a poster beaming…
It is Time to Change the Environmental Story
There will ultimately occur conflagration of the whole world … nothing will remain but fire,…
The Slow Death of White Male Privilege
The history books are laden with white men changing the world, from Alexander the Great…
Artist of the Month – Helen O’Connell
Stone can only offer you its stillness, The fact of its materiality. Its quiet unobtrusive…
Mary Beatrice Midgley – An Appreciation
Mary Beatrice Midgley was a giant among philosophers, though she only published the first of her…
Musician of the Month – Branwen Kavanagh
I recently sweated in a dark, low tent. Fifty other bodies squatted close to mine.…
