The state, and the Irish people, have a fundamental right to safety, and to the expectation that their hospitality, while generous, should not be abused.
The vice-president of the European Central Bank has said that the record levels of inflation that the Euro is currently experiencing are “not as temporary” as previously believed. Luis de Guindos, who was previously Spain’s economy Minister, has said that the inflation Europe’s currency is feeling may last longer than the ECB had expected. Eurozone […]
How is it that the state of Florida, a state run by a Republican Governor who has rejected wholesale the lockdown wisdom, has had such success in reducing Covid numbers? How is it that the same state, known as the retirement home of America, has been one of the most successful states in America in […]
When respected scientific experts sitting on prestigious governmental advisory committees warned citizens early last year that the only way to protect themselves against Covid-19 was to shut down their businesses and stay at home until public health officials deemed it safe to come out again, most complied, even at great personal and economic cost. The […]
Social media giant Twitter refused to take down images and videos of a teenage sex trafficking victim after its investigation “didn’t find a violation” of the company’s “policies,” a shocking lawsuit has alleged. According to the New York Post, a federal suit, filed by the victim and his mother in the Northern District of California, […]
The Lancet is one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious medical journals. It is also highly influential in the world of health policy formulation. It can quite literally be a career making event for a researcher or a scientist to have their work published in the journal. Indeed, in the niche world of […]
In today’s Irish Independent, Philip Ryan is reporting that “children under the age of 16 would be able to legally change their gender under plans being discussed by Fine Gael.” Ryan goes on to note that: “A Fine Gael policy paper drafted for the government formation talks recommends changing laws to allow all children change […]
“Housing”, we are told by the Irish left, “is a human right”. It’s an interesting statement, in that it is both ambitious, and hugely limiting. On the one hand, there clearly is a human right to shelter, and not to be left exposed to the elements. On the other hand, a “house” is not a […]