Howard Jacobson hates protests. So what does he do to fight antisemitism? Howl
This is an era of protest and, in the Selfridges salt beef bar, Howard Jacobson is talking about placards. He …
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Has Iran war heightened terrorism threat in US?
Has Iran war heightened terrorism threat in US?
Why regime change in Iran has no clear path forward
Talk of regime change in Iran ignores an inconvenient truth - there is nothing ready to replace the Islamic Republic, …
Donna Price said she remembers every minute of the day her son
Donna Price said she remembers every minute of the day her son Darren was killed on the roads, 20 years …
What Ireland's first public Covid-19 hearing revealed
Ireland's first public hearing into how the Covid-19 was handled was revelatory and undoubtedly painful at times, but healthy too, …
Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and Independents have still not worked out how
Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and Independents have still not worked out how best to allow people to build modular homes …
A lesson in false equivalence
Following the United States does not mean following blindly; it means understanding that the CRINKs offer no alternative order worth …
Japanese X is now America’s favorite corner of the internet
Japanese Twitter has been insulated from the culture wars and manipulation by foreign bots, one reason political discourse remains reasonably …
Who pays the price for Japan’s nuclear power?
In the context of a sluggish economy and rising energy prices, affordable electricity is widely seen as a prerequisite for …
Landmark verdict will have implications for platforms
On Wednesday, a California jury found that Meta and Google were liable for designing platforms that are addictive. It was …
Resistance to Interconnector remains strong
Landowners along the route of the planned North South Interconnector have been told that compulsory easements will no longer be …
The Hennessy gang and the torture of Barry Moore
Five members of the Hennessy Organised Crime Group were jailed this week but, as Paul Reynolds reports, the case has …
After Venezuela and Iran, is Cuba next?
The United States, for now the world's preeminent superpower, is actively pursuing a policy of regime change in other countries, …
Paul Ehrlich's 'Population Bomb' never went off but did great harm
This isn't the world that Ehrlich, who died on March 13, envisaged when he published "The Population Bomb" in 1968
Ireland inspire new wave of fans
The guy with the green, white and orange bucket hat and his friend wrapped in an Ireland flag, bundling last …
What Tokyo can learn from Kyiv’s war experience
The Iran war, like the Russia‑Ukraine war, shows low‑cost unmanned weapons can overwhelm expensive defense systems.
Will Japan's new National Intelligence Council function properly?
The most important concept is the independence of intelligence services from policymaking.
War in the Persian Gulf means volatility in the global energy market
Japanese companies have long assumed a stable future energy supply. That assumption is no longer secure.
The West should learn from Japan how to stand up to China
Trade policy and national security are no longer mutually exclusive. We live in an age where they are increasingly interconnected.
Are video games and phones helping to reduce crime?
"More kids seem to be spending more time at home in their basements scrolling on their phones rather than out …