Being a Populist in an Age of Elite Disdain
The ideology of the elites is now actively opposed to the ideology of the masses. The word populism is now most commonly seen wielded as a cudgel to beat down those people who express views that think to set foot...
We Need a Genuine Abortion Debate in Ireland
Pardon the pun, but I could write this entire article about the misconceptions circling the abortion debate in Ireland right now. Tune in to the mainstream media for even the shortest time and you’ll get the impression that every last...
The Little Mermaid is already feminist
The author Louise O’Neill is to release what is being described as a ‘feminist retelling’ of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid. “Fairy tales have a dubious record when it comes to representations of women,” Lauren Fortune, editorial director for...