4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (210+ words) Do you actually freedom max, or do you keep your arms from flailing about, your communications to the latin alphabet, and your sense of temporality to the sun & gregorian calendar? "freedom" is a buzzword and ideology, and not that any…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1156+ words) There are autumns that go down in history as a single moment. There are autumns that become the starting point of a journey. The autumn of 1945 was one such autumn. Eighty-one years have passed. The joyful shouts of Independence Day…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (254+ words) THE impeachment battle involving Vice President Sara Duterte is a sobering picture of our brand of politics and governance at its most fundamental — a dynastic war. At its core, a zero-sum struggle among powerful political forces, with democratic institutions serving…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (509+ words) The recent letter criticising an article in Aontacht by Gearóid Ó Loingsigh was anonymous. It does not reference Gearóid’s article or indicate what it is about. Without reporting on the views in the article it cannot refute the article. It…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (301+ words) "You shall not have other Gods before me." America claims to be a Christian nation while we allow our president to proclaim himself like a God placing his name and image all over Washington. Many Christians seem OK with this…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (387+ words) Wednesday, September 2nd, 2026 Taoiseach Micheál Martin recently remarked that he “goes bananas” when members of his own party raise the question of a Border poll. But perhaps the more important question is why an Irish Taoiseach should be so frustrated by…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (998+ words) Advanced Media Search > I was recently reminded of Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard’s observation that people demand freedom of speech as compensation for the freedom of thought they seldom use. This is provocative, particularly in a democratic society where freedom of…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (143+ words) Looking at what’s just behind us in preparation for the week ahead. The existence and idea of freedom and cosmopolitan diversity is an existential threat to authoritarians big and small. This is because Vladimir Putin does not care about Russian…...

2+ week, 12+ hour ago   (247+ words) A correct understanding of national spirit and socialism. National spirit is about unity, solidarity, and mutual support in overcoming all difficulties and challenges; the spirit of independence, self-reliance, self-respect, self-sufficiency, and self-strength; and the aspiration to build a prosperous, thriving,…...