Last week, Harvard Magazine published a hit-piece on homeschoolers. In an interview with Prof. Elizabeth Bartholet, a professor with Harvard Law School, the article highlighted the dangers and risks homeschooling poses to children, and even to democracy. So concerned is Prof. Bartholet that she has run a workshop in Stanford University on the issue, and […]
Events are moving rapidly with regard to the formation of a new government. It seems widely expected that a decision may be made today. At the heart of this is whether Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael agree to most of Green Party demands, including “red line” of annual cuts in carbon emissions of 7% until […]
During the course of last Thursday’s Dáil session, the word ‘pharmaceutical’ was mentioned just one time. Even that solitary mention was within the context of a speech given by the Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe, when he spoke of how the internationally traded sectors of our economy, such as those relating to technology, pharmaceuticals and […]
If you’re lucky enough to be well off, please take a moment and think about the poor, and the unfortunate, among us: Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe tells @PatKennyNT that Ministers won't be taking a pay cut for #COVID19. He says Ministers haven't had the pay increases that other sectors have had in recent years. — […]
Easy to miss the distinction here, but it’s there, all right. He’s not praying “for the people of Europe”, or even, “to grant wisdom to European leaders”, or anything like that. He’s praying for “the unity of the European Union”. On the feast of St. Catherine of Siena, Doctor of the Church and Patroness of […]
In February 2020, in the middle of the first wave of coronavirus infections in China, Hong Kong’s emeritus bishop Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun visited the United States and spoke with members of Congress. Cardinal Zen, a vocal supporter of Hong Kong’s democratic movement and a passionate defender of the underground Catholic church, painted a […]
At midnight tonight New Zealand’s strict lockdown of 33 days will be slightly eased. As you can imagine, I cannot wait. We will be able to get a few takeout coffees, the children will be able to see their grandparents again and, most importantly, some people can head back to work and some businesses can […]
If you don’t know, this little chap right here is something called a Pine Weevil. Isn’t he handsome? He’s also the bane of forestry companies in Europe, because, as his name suggests, the Pine Weevil gobbles down trees, particularly young saplings, like yours truly with those cocktail sausages they hand around at weddings at about […]
Last week, two Californian doctors, Dan Erickson and Artin Massihi, held a press conference in Bakerfield, California, to release data which, they claimed, shows that the present lockdown measures in the United States and most of the rest of the world, including Ireland, are an unnecessary over-reaction. In their statement, which has been widely criticised […]
Cards on the table: I think criticising him for this is nuts: On the front line – Taoiseach @LeoVaradkar at Morgans Place site in Blachardstown where he he help with #Covid19 testing of residents. This sends out a really positive message 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 pic.twitter.com/neqoZ817dZ — Mayor of Galway – Cllr. Eddie Hoare (@EddieHoareFG) April 27, 2020 […]
Last year human relations think tank Reventure (A Future that Works) published a report on how the loneliness “epidemic” is impacting workplaces in Australia. Now, in the middle of another epidemic that is shaking economies and the world of work, feeling isolated in a huge, open plan office seems the least of a worker’s worries. MercatorNet asked Reventure’s managing director, Dr Lindsay McMillian, […]
Given the apparent problem the gardai face of people coming in from the North of Ireland and risking the spread of Covid 19, would you support temporary restrictions on the Irish border? Leave us your comments and VOTE in our Poll below