TheCable45mOpinion
Wake up, national assembly!
One legitimate poser here is why it makes sense to single out the national lawmakers at this point when, in fact, they ...
Opinion
US-China war ‘inevitable’? Why it’s time to set Thucydides aside and talk about Pericles
Athens' Long Walls prompted distrust and eventual war 2,500 years ago. Nato is the most obvious 'Pericles Wall' of our times Much has been said about Thucydides' trap, but few talk about Pericles' ...
Pagosa Daily Post18hOpinion
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Speaking of Pigs, and Democracy, Part Three
More often accurate than Mead’s speculation, is comedian George Carlin’s observation: “Never underestimate the power of ...
The Island1hOpinion
Emotions, learning, and democracy: Reviving the spirit of education
When a father becomes a gambler and his obligation to his family takes the secondary place in his mind, he is no longer a man ...
The Island7h
Achieving an arduous task: Comparing philosophies
A COMPARISON OF BUDDHIST AND WESTERN PHILOSOPHY’ Prof. Asoka Amaratunga is well known to the readers of The Island by his ...
Slugger O'Toole18hOpinion
Despite flooding the zone with frenzied anger in the Dáil, the opposition has lost the battle
It’s rare for me to question or criticise or even quote a press editorial of any paper never mind that of my favourite The ...