Public Intellectuals: Leonardo Sciascia
Corruption is worse than prostitution; the latter might endanger the morals of an individual. The…
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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…
Public Intellectuals: Charles Darwin
In a court case in Kent recently I detoured to the small village of Down…
Name-Calling and the Fall of the West
The cultural commentator Konstantin Kisin said recently in a podcast that the left had destroyed…
Fearful Times, and Canada
On Tuesday last I had an email from the Chancellor of UMass Lowell, where I…
Podcast: Patrick Cockburn on Syria and Ukraine
Are the Eurocrats and their allies most delusional about the topics they profess to find…
Woody and Annie (and Others) Part I
‘I wish I could think of a positive point to leave you with. Will you…
Woody and Annie (and Others) Part II
What’s my favourite Woody Allen movie? He has directed fifty, churning out one a year…
The Death of My Marriage and JFK Junior
It happens. After four years of marriage, I’m madly in love…just not with my…
Have Video Games Become a Respected and Distinct Art form?
In recent years, ‘video games as an art form’ has become somewhat of a hotly…
Putting the ‘Public’ Back into Enterprise
Part I of this series examined Mario Draghi’s recent proposals for reforming the E.U.’s economic…
The Missing Link in Draghi’s E.U. Plan
This article is the first in a forthcoming three-part series by Cillian Doyle on the…
Review: Father, Son and Brother Ghost
Few writers can do grief and loss like John MacKenna. He is, without question, the…
Poem: ‘And Not Your Garments’
And Not Your Garments Lord, Lord this my heart full of secrets, seeds I know…
HIT IT: Hustling and the Ivory Tower with Max McGuinness
In our latest podcast episode Luke Sheehan interviews his friend, Dr. Max McGuinness. Max McGuinness…
Guilt and Innocence in the Criminal Justice System Part 2
As the founder of the now seemingly inactive Irish Innocence Project, and co-founder of The…
Podcast: China, COVID-19 and the Viscount
Listen to Part 2 (Bonus Episode) by subscribing (from just €5 p.m.) on Patreon. You…
Fear, Class, and Universal Basic Income
On the April 13 2024, a man stabbed several people in a shopping centre in…
Guilt and Innocence in the Criminal Justice System Part 1
I have just finished representing a client in a murder case and have plenty to…