Because reactions to the President of the United States are so polarised along culture war lines, the reaction to his announcement the day before yesterday that he would seek to suspend US funding of the world health organisation has broadly been about exactly what you might expect. “Global Fury”, reports the Irish Times: “Although the […]
Sanders – The ‘anti-establishment’ candidate sells out to the establishment. Are we surprised? #gript
In fairness, there’s not a lot the international community can do about this. The Moon, as we all know, is sovereign American territory, boldly claimed by the late Neal Armstrong, who planted the American flag in it. It’s theirs, by right of conquest. And now, finally, an American President is going to make some money […]
Nobody’s talking about it, but the biggest problem with “getting back to normal” once the Coronavirus crisis has passed its peak here in Ireland will be the simple fact that it’s a global illness, and it’s progressing around the world at a varying pace. Imagine for a moment that we arrive in early June (being […]
The U.S. Ambassador to the Britain, Woody Johnson, has blamed China for the spread of the coronavirus, saying it ‘tried to suppress’ the emergence of the bug and accusing the Chinese government of seeking to “stonewall international health authorities that were offering assistance, requesting access and seeking more information”. “[T]he People’s Republic of China has […]
CNN hit out at US President Trump last week when he tweeted a photo of a White House briefing on the spread of China’s deadly coronavirus. “We will continue to monitor the ongoing developments. We have the best experts anywhere in the world, and they are on top of it 24/7!” wrote the President. CNN’s […]
The reaction of the liberal left to the Senate’s rejection of the Democratic attempt to impeach President Trump has bordered on hysteria. The claims that it contained misogyny and racism are absurd. The liberal twitter interpreting of what he said belong in the realm of the deconstructionist nonsense with which they have infected academia. One […]
I am a pro-life Democrat. From where I sit, I continue to be horrified by the Democratic Party leadership. They seem to be behaving in ways calculated to drive away all but the most ideologically committed members. Let’s start with Hillary’s defeat in the 2016 elections and the victory of Donald Trump. This came as […]
Just so we’re clear about this, it would, of course, be a war crime: WASHINGTON — President Trump on Sunday evening doubled down on his claim that he would target Iranian cultural sites if Iran retaliated for the targeted killing of one of its top generals, and threatened “very big sanctions” on Iraq if American troops are […]
Last week, Independent left-wing MEP Clare Daly took part in a panel discussion on RTÉ’s European Parliament Report with Colm Ó Mongáin. She was asked about the China Cables – leaked documents which confirmed that the Chinese authorities are running a vast chain of concentration camps which are being used to imprison and brutalise over […]
A federal judge this week voided the Trump administration’s “conscience rule,” which had made it easier for health care workers to avoid helping with abortion or other medical procedures on religious or moral grounds. “Wherever the outermost line where persuasion gives way to coercion lies, the threat to pull all HHS funding here crosses it,” […]
There’s an odd assumption that goes around amongst those who support the American President (and many who oppose him), and his re-election campaign, which is basically that it doesn’t matter what he does, or what he tweets, or what he says, he’ll likely win again because the polls are wrong, like they were in 2016*. […]