Category: Politics
A Catholic and Traditional Conservative Critique of Neoliberalism
Recognizing the disastrous history of totalitarian regimes, R. Reagan and M. Thatcher minimized the government and promoted free market, thinking they would give more liberty to the individual and prevent the rise of totalitarianism. But evidently, they had 'forgotten' about...
Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict: Interview from the Inside
Armen Kaprelian is a 26-year-old Armenian national who having completed a Master’s in Economics has returned to his native home Armenia. Armen is currently working as a Research assistant for the Ministry of the Economy for the Republic of Armenia....
Who is the CIA Linked Consultancy Firm Directing the Irish Government’s Health Crisis PR response?
Merrion Street’s PR Blowout The Department of Health and Taoiseach Martin put out a small media fire last month over the former’s use of a private PR firm to help manage the government’s response towards the current crisis. Eerily reminiscent...
After Trump: The State of Democracy in America 2020
As America approaches a general election, it is worth examining it’s politics, and Irish people’s attitude to them. Irish people have more of an affinity with the Democrats because we are spoon-fed their culture, and therefore are inclined to the...
Are the Photos and Testimonies for Ebun Joseph’s new diversity consultancy real?
In a year characterised by professional adversity to millions, Dr Ebun Joseph is a figure who has catapulted herself to the forefront of the nation's emergent diversity industry. Opining on matters of racism most notably the removal of alleged slave...
Terence MacSwiney Centenary: Modern Ireland and Historical Revisionism
Today marks the centenary of Terence MacSwiney’s death while in prison during the War of Independence. A playwright, poet, mayor of Cork and IRA commander, MacSwiney passed away after 74 days on hunger strike, bringing worldwide attention to the nationalist...
Arrests Made After Anti-Lockdown Protestors Briefly Blockade Dublin Port
11 arrests were made yesterday afternoon following attempts by anti-lockdown protestors to blockade Dublin Port. At 2pm an ensemble of non-aligned protestors gathered on O’Connell Bridge shortly before making their way east to the North Wall Quay where they were...
The Five, and Potential Six, Eras of Irish Nationalism
To anyone that has read a broad history of Ireland, there is a noticeable trend that appears. Ever since the British set foot on our shores, there has been a certain mindset among the Irish that can be characterised as...
The Limitations of Moral Force Politics : Terence MacSwiney
This Sunday marks the 100th anniversary of the death of Terence MacSwiney, nationalist playwright and Cork mayor who died following 74 days of hunger strike at Brixton in 1920. The below extracts are taken from his posthumously published ‘Principles of...
Institute For Strategic Dialogue: Who is The New Anti-Populist NGO on the Block in Ireland?
Irish media outlets appear to have expanded their rolodexes recently for voices opining against the rise of populism and so called 'fake news' online with the inclusion of representatives from the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) on the national airwaves....