A United Nations report has recommended the decriminalisation of drug use and sexual activity. The “March 8 Principles”, released on International Women’s Day, are supposed to apply the UN’s interpretation of international human rights law to criminal law. The report was written by the International Committee of Jurists (ICJ), UNAIDS and the Office of the […]
You know, one of the most obvious facts about human nature which is often ignored is that people respond to incentives. If you reward certain behaviour, and punish the opposite, most people will simply take whatever course of action is easiest, and not think too deeply about it. With a few principled exceptions, when it […]
If you are pursuing a career in official Ireland, it is objectively more sensible to nod through a book telling twelve year olds how to perform blowjobs than it is to be thought a bit of a homophobic prude.
In this case, slavery is properly thought of as original sin – something that, like baptism in Christianity, adult white progressives must be absolved of.
Are we supposed to junk great works of art because they offend contemporary sensibilities?
In a recent interview, Gerry Adams said that the signing of the Good Friday Agreement 25 years ago had saved thousands of lives. He is correct in that it did bring an end to what became an ultimately pointless armed conflict. However, it also begs the question as to what was the point of the […]
In the end, though, the politics of this visit will end up being much more about winning votes in Ireland rather than America.
Ridiculous.
In case you missed it, news broke this week that Ireland’s Navy, such as it is, is confined to port. The country possesses four small frigates, with two more recently purchased from New Zealand presently en route. Though we are an island nation, we have never been much of a naval power throughout the years […]
Holy week is a time of many processions, a form of celebration and prayer beloved by Filipinos and myself. The first is Palm Sunday, when the Lord Jesus, seated upon a donkey, is led into Jerusalem by a joyous crowd, waving palm branches, chanting hosannas and acclaiming him as “Son of David” (Matt: 21:9). I […]
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