2021 was the year of the great Irish vaccine culture war. And, in a sane world, 2021 is where that great vaccine culture war would stay. We now know the facts about the Covid 19 vaccines, and what they do, and do not, do. We know, for example, that the vaccines confer some important benefits. […]
And a Lesson from History
Shocker
In the bible, both Old and New Testaments, it is axiomatic that a child is a gift from the Lord: “For it was you who created my being, knit me together in my mother’s womb” (Psalm 139); “Truly children are a gift from the Lord, a blessing, the fruit of the womb” (Psalm 127), and […]
We have all heard about the deaths, the lockdowns and the business closures but have there been any actual winners in Ireland’s ongoing Covid-19 pandemic? Strange to say but there have been plenty of winners although most of them prefer not to talk about it. Instead, the view appears to be that their good fortune […]
Happy Christmas!
For many people, amongst our readership, 2021 has been a year that will not soon be forgotten. It was, for long time, the year that promised an end to Covid 19, yet failed, in the end, to deliver. It was also a year of major changes: A new American President took office. The war in […]
Why the fearful headlines?
Friendly fire.
But data can be accurate, and misleading, in a number of ways.
Out of sight, out of mind?
Middle aged people like me are convinced that we know best, and that the whole world would be better if people just lived the way we did.