The UK’s Coronavirus Response. Mad, Bad And Dangerous To Know
Over the last few days I have had a rather testy exchange by email with a commentator from a northernContinue Reading
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Beware The Andrew Cuomo Whisperers
As the world goes to hell in a handbasket, to use the American phrase, this article in Current Affairs magazineContinue Reading
The UK Response To The Coronavirus Endangers All Of Us
Incompetence or deliberate intent? That is the question in the minds of many observers as they look at the muddledContinue Reading
Joe Biden. The Right Candidate At The Wrong Time?
If the coronavirus crisis has shown us anything else, it’s that the issue of ageism and a lack of deepContinue Reading
Excusing The DUP, UUP, Alliance Support For The UK’s Discredited Herd Immunity Policy
It is now commonly accepted that people in the northern half of the country, the elderly and the vulnerable, thoseContinue Reading
Was The IRA Defeated?
One of the great modern myths of the Troubles, the insurgency and counterinsurgency conflict that raged in the British-ruled northContinue Reading
Painting Fantasy Medieval Buildings From Tabletop World
A little something to take your mind off the doom and gloom all around us with a couple of videosContinue Reading
Coronavirus, Herd Immunity And The UK’s Darwinist Response
Can it really be true as the international media is speculating? That the Conservative Party government in the United KingdomContinue Reading
Brexit Cinema: Dunkirk, 1917 And The Myth Of Britain’s “Good” Empire
Research by the polling company YouGov has found that over two-thirds of people in Britain believe that the country’s formerContinue Reading
The Hidden Politics Of YouTube’s VisualPolitik Channel?
The left-leaning commentator BadEmpanada has published a video exploring VisualPolitik, the current affairs network that uploads seemingly objective geopolitical analysesContinue Reading
Micheál Martin Feels The Heat As FF Dissidents Break Cover
From hero to zero. That seems to be the perennial fate of Micheál Martin, despite ten years of certain newspapersContinue Reading
Hillary Clinton And The Vendetta By Conservative Democrats Against Bernie Sanders
While many voters and commentators now regard Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael as different sides of the same political orContinue Reading
Itchy Boots Visits A Bolivian Silver Mine
Coming home from a rather trying day in work and watching this video by the YouTube traveller Noraly Schoenmaker (akaContinue Reading
1911 New York City In 4K, 60FPS Colour Film
Featured below is a fascinating eight minutes of film recorded on the streets of New York City in 1911 byContinue Reading
Powerful Ard Chomhairle Versus Powerful National Executive
When is a party Ard Chomhairle not a sinister and shadowy body acting purely in its own interests, dictating decisionsContinue Reading
Sinn Féin And Green Party Rallies. Press Hysteria And Hypocrisy
The hysteria gripping the political duopoly that has held onto the levers of power in Ireland for most of theContinue Reading
LucidTalk Poll: Support For A Border Poll And United Ireland Grows
When it comes to political polling it is the underlying trends in the polls that matters, not the outcome ofContinue Reading
Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, Greens Shuffle Towards Coalition Government
Watching yesterday’s performative politics in Dáil Éireann I was reminded of the words of the Mock Turtle’s song from Alice’sContinue Reading
Blacksad, By Juan Díaz Canales And Juanjo Guarnido
As I may have stated before, I am a huge fan and unashamed proselytiser for the Blacksad series of graphicContinue Reading
Renegade Cut: Rambo – Hollywood Vietnam
Another excellent video essay from the pop-culture commentator Leon Thomas of the YouTube channel Renegade Cut examining how American cinemaContinue Reading
Krystal Ball And Saagar Enjeti Discuss The New Left And Right
The Hudson Institute, a right-wing think tank in the United States, has published an interesting podcast with Krystal Ball andContinue Reading
Noraly Schoenmaker Or Itchy Boots, The YouTube Adventurer
Despite growing out of my obsession with motorbikes some years ago, I still have a great interest in bikes andContinue Reading
