Michael D. Higgins is incapable of understanding anti-Christian violence, but he is not the only offender within Ireland’s governing class.
Category: General
Anything and everything! Here is a wide range of pieces which I have written in recent years.
Putnam’s insights on social capital have never been more vital
More than twenty years on from the publication of ‘Bowling Alone,’ Robert Putnam’s analysis of the importance of community remains essential.
Catholic schools in the North threatened by an unusual coalition
In attacking Catholic schools in the Six Counties, Michael D. Higgins joins a strange coalition of progressives and unionists, none of whom like the fact that Catholic schools clearly outperform their secular counterparts.
Ireland is moving inexorably to the Left
The results of the 2020 General Election tell us one thing clearly – Ireland is moving inexorably to the Left. A socialist government is coming, and will ruin us.
The violence of Martin McGuinness should always be looked at alongside the peaceful approach of John Hume
You can praise Martin McGuinness for helping to end the IRA’s murderous campaign, but it is wrong to suggest that he and his comrades were not the key driving force in perpetuating the conflict in the North for decades.
A fair and accurate media is essential, but the audience also has work to do
A closer inspection of the Irish media’s coverage of the 1983 abortion referendum shows that a certain rot had already set in.
The Benedict Option comes to Ireland (Interview with Rod Dreher)
Rod Dreher is a prophetic voice regarding Christianity in the West. It was a real privilege to sit down and speak with him.
Stop letting Michael D. Higgins off lightly – here are the questions he should be made to answer
Michael D. Higgins got a very easy ride from Ireland’s journalists when he was running for re-election, but the same journalists were eager to interrogate those who dared to challenge our socialist monarch.
Today, something changed in Ireland
Ireland changed forever when abortion became legal. It was a choice of the nation, and one which will cause enormous harm in the coming decades.
Presidential election recap: October 2018
The Presidential Election of 2018 was certainly interesting. Here is a recap of how the contenders performed, but not how they polled…