Whistle blowing

One woman was man enough to shout stop: Marc Coleman, Sunday Independent, April 29, 2012  read more

Pragmatism?

I'm supporting the lesser of two evils and voting Yes: Stephen Donnelly, Sunday Independent, April 29, 2012  read more

Mammon

How do you get a bank to write off your enormous mortgage.Simple, Pray to God, and he'll step right in: Bock's blog, April 27, 2012  read more

Philosophy

The Consolation of Philosophy: Lawrence M. Krauss, Scientific American, April 27, 2012   read more

Science

How much does fire weigh?: The Physicist, Ask a Mathematician / Ask a Physicist, April 26, 2012  read more

Empire

The Roman Empire casts a long shadow. It may not have been the largest empire ever to exist, but it was one of the largest, and few if any can match its longevity: Adrian Goldsworth, The National Interest, April 25, 2012  read more

Votes for women

De Valera, Dillon's 'jaundiced' view of women's suffrage: Gerry Moriarty, Irish Times, April 27, 2012  read more

Forebodings

Parallels with Germany of 1930s haunt Europe: Hamish MacRae, Irish Independent, April 25, 2012  read more

Taxing where you live

A good property tax is about getting land used well and financing local services and amenities: Ronan Lyons, Irish Times, April 25, 2012  read more

Clever woman

Too ugly for TV? No, I'm too brainy for men who fear clever women: Mary Beard, MailOnLine, April 23, 2012  read more

Philosophy

Has Physics Made Philosophy and Religion Obsolete?: Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, April 23, 2012  read more

Sex

In the Islamic Republic of Iran, all politics may not be sexual, but all sex is political: Karim Sadjadpour, Foreign Policy, April 25, 2012  read more

What's in a name?

As we hunched in the moist, crepuscular warmth of a civilised hostelry, nodding at each other meaningfully with narrowed eyes, one of our elite band raised a warning finger: Bock's blog, April 23, 2012  read more

Rome rule

Vatican style of government models itself on pre-Christian Roman imperialism: Seán Freyne, Irish Times, April 24, 2012  read more

Anti social?

For the first time, the Labour Party is actively increasing inequality in Irish society: Fintan O'Toole, Irish Times, April 24, 2012  read more

Physics

Our Science Essay ponders the riddle of the wandering stars. Starting with Poincaré, complex maths is making the chaotic workings of the solar system clearer.: Ian Stewart, New Statesman, April 3, 2012  read more

Islam

Tom Holland’s history In the Shadow of the Sword casts doubt on the origins of the Quran. In an NS special debate, Nabeelah Jaffer begs to differ: Tom Holland/Nabeelah Jaffer, New Statesman, April 3, 2012  read more

Catholicism

How much longer can the Catholic Church resist change as its influence shrinks?: John Cornwell, The Guardian, April 3, 2012  read more

Local government

Vulnerable suffer while public servants are coining it: Carol Hunt, Sunday Independent, April 22, 2012  read more

Science

Why are some people friendly when they get drunk, and others hostile?: Harvey Black, Scientific American, April 20, 2012  read more

Crime

Do Fingerprints Lie?: Michael Specter, The New Yorker, May 27, 2002  read more

Church

The clergy can embrace sincere questioning but not to the point of killing core beliefs: Breda O'Brien, Irish Times, April 21, 2012   click here

Politics

Flying SF could soar even higher with a new leader: Noel Whelan, Irish Times, April 21, 2012  click here

Abortion

Put humanity before extreme beliefs: Michael Clifford, Irish Examiner, April 21, 2012  click here

Media

Content is at the core of concerns about Denis O’Brien’s place in Irish media landscape: Colm Keena, Irish Times, April 21, 2012  click here

Sad story?

Killiney Eviction, Bock, Bock the Robber, April 19, 2012  click here

Papacy

Why media apparatchiks are hostile to Pope Benedict: John Waters, Irish Times, April 20, 2012  click here

Government

We need to end bureaucracy and reach out to rebuild economy: Matt Cooper, Irish Examiner, April 20, 2012  click here

Computers

Will the $25 Computer Change Everything?:  Orion Jones, big think, April 19, 2012  click here

Scary?

Melting Glaciers Liberate Ancient Microbes: Cheryl Katz, Scientific American, April 18, 2012  click here

Freedom

Is freedom a religious or secular idea?: Paula Kirby, The Washington Post, April 19, 2012  click here

Common Sense

Flipping Through The News:Bock, Bock the Robber Blog, April 17, 2012  click here

Politics

Populism, poor decision making and cowardice infect Irish politics and have brought the State to the brink of financial ruin on three occasions: Editorial, Irish Times, April 18, 2012  click here

Sex

The sex industry is repulsive, but it cannot be wished away: Tanya Gold, The Guardian, April 18, 2012  click here

Religion

Church not in communion with changed beliefs of Irish Catholics: Colette Browne, Irish Examiner, April 18, 2012  click here

Media ownership

Oligarchs should get their hands off INM: Vincent Browne, Irish Times, April 18,2012  click here

Vatican

Pope has consistently come down on dissent within the church like a hammer: Patsy McGarry, Irish Times, April 18, 2012  click here

Public Service

Dysfunctional culture of Civil Service management: Eddie Molloy, Irish Times, April 18, 2012  click here

Religion/Science

Jon Stewart Doesn’t Understand How Science Works Even a Little Bit: Sean Carroll, Discover Magazine, April 17, 2012  click here

Consolation

Evolution has given humans a huge advantage over most other animals: middle age: David Bainbridge, The Washington Post, March 26, 2012  click here

Summer is coming

To relieve the annoying itch of insect bites, your best bet may be the simple application of ice to numb the bitten area and reduce inflammation: Cynthia Graber, Scientific American, April 16, 2012   click here

Fatalism

German novelist Heinrich Böll identified the profoundly fatalistic mentality of the Irish: Fintan O'Toole, Irish Times, April 17,2012

Travel

The world's most decadent hotel services: Nikki Bayle, Yahoo Travel, April 16, 2012 click here

Humour

It's the end of the line for toodle pip...and no more kisses on the bottom: Terry Prone, Irish Examiner, Monday April 16, 2012  click here

Social Media

Is Facebook Making Us Lonely?: Stephen Marche, The Atlantic, April 16, 2012  click here

Language

Whistling Pigs - German Adventures with Google Translate: Jalees Rehman, TNW, 15th April 2012  click here

Science

The Science behind the Iceberg that sank the Titanic: David Bressan, Scientific American, April 14, 2012  click here

Humour

‘She had him down as Finglas’s answer to Stephen focking Hawking’: Ross O'Carroll-Kelly, The Irish Times, Saturday, April 14, 2012  click here

Politics/Law

No real interest in punishing wrongdoers: Michael Clifford, Irish Examiner, Saturday, April 14, 2012, click here

Religion

Christ himself preached that the truth will set us free: Colum Kenny, Sunday Independent, April 15, 2012  click here

Politics

Can Labour continue to support the Croke Park deal while protecting those dependent on social welfare?: Stephen Collins, Irish Times, April 14, 2012  click here

Finance

Rejecting the EU fiscal treaty could leave the Republic in a very dangerous position at a perilous time: Dan O' Brien, Irish Times, April 14, 2012  click here