Venezuela: Perspectives from Both Sides of the Law
International law – that phrase often summons an image of suited-up lawyers and prosecutors walking in glass buildings and speaking a language that none of us understands. That staple of…
Mid-November Netflix Recommendations
American History X ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ American History X is arguably one of the most important movies made with a social purpose in recent history. Derek Vinyard, the protégé to the Neo-Nazi…
Biden’s Victory Represents a Massive Win for Ireland
With Joe Biden’s presidential victory, a collective sigh was released throughout the western world. However, nowhere was this projected further than in Ireland, the ancestral home of the president-elect, where…
Politicians and Scientists: Who do we trust in a global pandemic?
Information regarding COVID-19 is plastered across social media, news outlets, television, and the radio, giving people a real fatigue in terms of reading about the pandemic. Conversations these days all…
How the U.S Election Could Be the Downfall of American Democracy
Despite the U.S election being under a week away, the country is still firmly in the grips of the Covid-19 pandemic which is wildly out of control. As a result,…
Negotiating Politics With a Needle in the Thread of Misinformation
The advent of the World Wide Web has completely transformed the way we communicate and consume information. Before its conception, people relied heavily on reputable mass media sources—such as newspapers,…
US Foreign Policy under a President Biden – and how could it affect Ireland
During this current election cycle, much focus has been on the domestic issues gripping America. Presidential leadership, racial injustice, ending gun violence, along with effectively combatting the Coronavirus pandemic and…
What Could Happen When The Mueller Investigation Ends?
There are reports that the end of the Mueller investigation might be coming to an end. Though there have been false whispers of this before, this time is being treated…
Opinion: Negative Democracy Is On The Rise
Negative Democracy refers to the rising fad where members of a democracy decide to vote against something instead of voting for it. Negative democracy was ubiquitous in the last American…
God and Climate Change
People are ubiquitously using religion as a subconscious excuse for the effects that climate change is having on the earth. Religion seeks to bridge the gap between the known and…
Trump’s Booming US Economy Is On Borrowed Time
Donald Trump may be broadly unpopular, but there is no denying that the US economy has improved since he took office. Unemployment is low, the stock market is high, and…
The Doomsday Clock: An Essential Metaphorical Instrument or a Legitimate Soothsayer?
On Thursday the 25th of January 2018, the metaphorical device known as the Doomsday Clock was shifted forward by thirty seconds to stand at just two minutes to midnight, the…