A list of every Executive Order signed on Trump’s first day
It was a busy day in Washington DC yesterday. President Biden rammed through his last few pardons and Trump started his second term with a bang. 1500 pardons and commutations,…
A Program for Government
In a characteristically delayed approach to the new year, the new Irish Government will finally begin next week. After weeks of fairly uneventful negotiations in Dublin, Fianna Fáil and Fine…
The Trial of Pete Hegseth: The 2025 Confirmation Hearings
Despite sounding dull, US Confirmation Hearings have a record of being dramatic. From Robert Downey Jr’s portrayal of Lewis Strauss in Oppenheimer to Justice Amy Coney-Barrett’s cool handling of her…
Zuckerberg and the Fact-Checking Phase-Out
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has made the headlines again this week. Once again, he is pro-actively drawing attention to his company’s past censorship policies to distance himself from them. In…
Trump: Projecting Strength
As Notre Dame de Paris was re-presented to the world in all its recovered grandeur, so too was Donald Trump. After nearly half a decade of being burnt out and…
Lawfare: The New Conquest
In our supposedly “post-war” society, we are sometimes quick to look back at the military conquests of history and consider it all so quaint. In the 21st century, we feel…