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The blacks of Ireland are not the blacks of America (2022 census update)
and not every issue affecting the blacks of America affects the blacks of Ireland in the same way
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The McGregor verdict and modus ponens
Hypocrisy goes both ways
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A Dyslogy for Ireland's "Hate Speech" Bill
When someone shows you who they are, believe them
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An Open Letter to Karla Chubb of Sprints
Is Ireland "full", or isn't it?
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Covid fallacies, part two
The dramatic conclusion
Covid fallacies, part one
A reflection on the anniversary of a remarkably trying time for everyone
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The "radical fringe" which is neither
What the 2024 referendum says about modern Irish political alignments
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"Prophet Song" and psycho-political projection
A reflection on the iron fist in the rainbow glove
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American cultural exports
How can you say to your brother, "Let me take the groomer panic out of your eye", when all the time there's a #BLM hashtag in your own eye?
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The Journal's sloppiness and inconsistency isn't even funny anymore
A broadsheet-style outlet read by one-sixth of Irish people ought to have higher standards
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The Journal's new article about anti-black racism in Ireland is utterly vacuous dribble
It took them 2600 words to say nothing at all
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Pay no attention to that opinion behind the curtain
In journalism, being told that "Person X holds Bad Opinions" without being told the content of those opinions is a red flag
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