Is there really a scientific consensus about wearing masks in the Covid-19 pandemic? How much of a help are masks in fighting the Covid-19 pandemic? Absolutely essential, it seems, to New Yorkers. A woman who failed to sport a mask sparked hysteria in a Staten Island supermarket. Other shoppers started shrieking at the modern leper to […]
Utilitarianism medical ethics has come under heavy fire in recent months. Many commentators have, for example, criticised utilitarian ICU rationing frameworks that discriminate against older people and people with disabilities. Others have condemned the veiled introduction of herd immunity strategies that involve allowing coronavirus to spread through the community to create population-level resistance to COVID-19. These […]
The brother of George Floyd, whose horrific death in police custody has sparked global protests, has called on rioters and looters to stop the violence saying their actions would not bring his brother back. Speaking publicly for the first time, Terrence Floyd knelt and cried and prayed at the intersection in Minneapolis where his brother […]
While events in America matter to Ireland, at least at the periphery, they’re objectively less important than events in Europe, which impact us directly. Which is why it’s odd that so much attention is being given to the riots in American Cities while no media outlet, except the one you are presently reading, bothered to […]
On Saturday, May 30, American astronauts flew into orbit on an American-made space vehicle for the first time since 2011. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket carried Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken, both veterans of the old Space Shuttle program, inside the Dragon capsule, and once the capsule separated safely, the first stage returned automatically to earth […]
Up to 70 Italian cities have seen protests demanding that the current government step down over their handling of the coronavirus, and calling for an Italian exit from the EU. Protesters – including many orange vest demonstrators – called for a new government and a return to the Italian lira in place of the euro, it […]
Technology has been invaluable to keep us all connected during the Covid-19 pandemic, but could it also be separating us from those we love most? Smartphones keep us informed and provide a constant stream of news and entertainment. I gifted my husband some wireless headphones because he loves to listen to podcasts. With them, he […]
Here are a collection of clips that you will not see, under any circumstances, on RTE, or in the Irish Times, or in the Independent, or on the Journal, where the only story of the American protests is that it’s a peaceful demonstration by black Americans against police brutality. It’s not. Rioters smashed up cars […]
People of faith have been reacting to a tweet by Shrewsbury Cathedral in Britain which spelled out what many practising Christians feel is unfair about the continued lockdown of churches even as most restrictions are lifted. “We can have an abortion, but not a baptism We can buy a car, but not a candle We […]
In recent nights, long-standing tensions between America’s black community and America’s police force have finally erupted into a full blown conflict across the United States. The death of George Floyd, a 46 year old black man, at the hands of Minneapolis police last week, was the spark that ignited the flames. Though the background to […]
The tiny but fiercely distinctive and geo-politically strategic nation of Armenia is facing a demographic crisis. Its population is about 2.9 million, its fertility rate is about 1.6, far below replacement level, and the population is slowly shrinking. The government is alarmed and launched some initiatives in March to reverse the trend — including testing the […]
US President Trump has just signed an executive order to reign in social media companies like Twitter from censoring their political opponents. The level of censorship against conservative and pro-life people on social media in the last few years has been clear to everyone with eyes. Most people by now have at least heard stories […]