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Two Terms! No more!

Last Sunday, Hungarian voters answered a constitutional question Irish voters have never been asked. Should the chief executive of the country be allowed to serve …

Commentary 7 min read

This Is Not Normal

You already know something is wrong. You've known for a while. The news cycle confirms it daily: climate collapse accelerating past every guardrail, genocide broadcast …

Analysis 21 min read

The Wrong Form of Protest

Three senior ministers, three statements, all on message, all in the same forty-eight hours, all addressed to a movement whose members are not in any …

Commentary 12 min read

It Is Too Much

It is too much. That is the first thing to say, and most of the writing about the present moment will not say it, because …

Explainer 13 min read

The Ladder They Pulled Up

Ireland's government wants more professional landlords. Ireland's young people can't find jobs. These are not two stories. They are one policy, viewed from opposite ends …

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