The Irish people are having a radical alteration to the state and its powers made without ever having been consulted. In the immortal words of Liz Truss, That. Is. A. Disgrace.
Too many people hear “we’re bringing in legislation to protect retail workers from assault” and shrug their shoulders in acceptance
The role of a young woman has transformed immeasurably. The role of a young man has broadly stayed the same. Who’s the real winner, in this environment, from feminism?
We have an electoral system that is designed, from the ground up, to reward moderation of tone. Understanding that is absolutely vital, if you want to succeed in it.
Somewhere along the line, Irish policymakers decided that accommodating as many migrants as wish to come here is more important to them, politically, than bowing to the concerns of the public on this issue
Simon Harris is a man, it should be noted, who has built his political career around being basically better at vibes than any single one of his contemporaries.
It is very hard to overstate what a lucky country Ireland is in geographic political terms
“Conservative, or right leaning, or alternative media is of no use to anybody if it’s just propaganda. That’s a hill I’ll die on”
Israeli anger towards Ireland, however legitimate the Israelis might feel it is, is not helpfully expressed by an unfair and needlessly aggressive condemnation of Harris that is substantially untrue.
The blackout on this report and its significance in Ireland is little short of a disgrace, and there is very little that can be said in mitigation for those in the Irish media apparently determined to attempt to cover it up.
If anything, nationalists may have missed an opportunity by not simply shrugging their shoulders and saying “if that’s what it costs, then that’s what we will pay”. There’s more than a hint of “arguing with your fiancé over the cost of an engagement ring” about the focus on money
Te whole basis of his campaign, in 2016, was that being “just a little better than the Democrats” was what made his Republican opponents weak and unacceptable.