How China won the automotive race in Europe
Having worked at a major car maker for most of the noughties, I saw many changes permeating the industry. From renewable eco fuel engines to…
Greetings from Death Row
Sunny Jacobs was convicted of murder and sentenced to death but miraculously lived to tell her extraordinary tale. The American singer-songwriter Steve Earle played cupid…
The Privacy Illusion: How the UK’s IPA and Big Tech Are Dismantling Your Digital Rights
Privacy was always close to my heart. I spent years trying to figure out what it really is. It’s not as if privacy belongs solely…
Ireland’s Neutrality is a Fantasy – It’s Time to Join NATO
Ireland’s pretence of neutrality plays right into the Kremlin’s hands. Last November, we saw vital communication cables in the Baltic Sea cut and Biden’s outgoing…
A Life in Focus: Terry O’Neill
It’s now five years since the passing of this photographer who took countless iconic pics. Our man Jason O’Toole spoke to him a few years…
From Fight Club to Fast Food: The corporate neutering of entertainment
I am a huge fan of both the big and small screens, but, lately, I feel like a time traveller dropped in a dystopian nightmare…
Culture wars, populism, religion, and the economy
As a child of the late 60s I grew up in a calm Irish societal structure until the divisions and horrors of ‘The Troubles’ appeared…
Banning Harry Potter: A Tale of Misguided Fear and Modern Censorship
The Church’s Obsession with Harry Potter: Fear, Censorship, and Outdated Beliefs. I am reading The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins, and it got me reflecting…
Why Google News sucks
I am a self-confessed news junkie. I’m happy to admit it. I read news from every corner of the internet, from every sort of publication,…
When everything has AI… and nobody has a brain
Technology is supposed to empower us, not infantilize us. We should be using AI to do the things we can’t—not the things we’re just too…
Demigods or demagogues
As old media has withered on the vine due to its consistent cow-towing to the political and corporate master’s voice, the emergence of the iconoclastic…
Global competition strategies – EU, US, and China
As we move into a multipolar world devoid of commonly agreed direction, it’s necessary to examine how the big players are preparing for the future….