‘Western civ’ has become a term of reproach at many famous universities
Experts are urging caution in the use of life-changing medical treatment for children and adolescents
Today marks the anniversary of the Battle of Crossbarry
The Western frontier of Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania contained the largest Irish populations.
St Patrick is now one of the world’s best known Catholic figures
22 other young men joined the hunger strike and 10 men died.
Hurting children
Voters let down by politicians
Britain’s Salt Act of 1882 prohibited Indians from collecting or selling salt, a staple in their diet. Indian citizens were forced to buy the vital mineral from their British rulers, who, in addition to exercising a monopoly over the manufacture and sale of salt, also charged a heavy salt tax. Though it affected everyone, it […]
Demography nerds are aghast.
What happens when both when both technical progress and ethical progress stagnate?
Thomas Clarke was born in Hampshire in the UK to Irish parents. They moved back to Dungannon when Thomas was 7 years old and the family spent the rest of his youth there. When he was 20, he joined the IRB and quickly rose to prominence, becoming head of the local IRB circle. He was […]