Latest Fox News Clip

Blog. February 25th, 2009

My latest TV appearance, discussing Barack Obama’s first month in office on Fox News’ Live Desk, has now been posted on the TV & Radio page.

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New Update: Salon, New Republic, Irish Times

Blog. August 23rd, 2010

It’s time for another update of assorted articles from recent months.
Judging from the reaction it received on Salon’s website, I suspect this profile of former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson may be the most-read article I’ve written in quite a while. Although the profile appeared back in May, The Atlantic’s Conor Friedersdorf gave his own [...]

Recent articles: Salon, Daily Beast, Guardian

Blog. April 21st, 2010

I have a piece up on The Daily Beast today seeking to explain the appeal of Nick Clegg, the leader of Britain’s Liberal Democrats, to an American readership. The article’s appearance reminded me that I have written several pieces for U.S. media in recent months, and not referenced them here.
For Salon, I wrote about Charlie [...]

Repeat Irish America post for I. Explorer users

Blog. August 21st, 2009

[There appears to have been a formatting issue with today's post about Irish America for Internet Explorer users. This version below, which is exactly the same, should (the tech experts tell me) work better for you. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.] 
THE IRISH AMERICA DEBATE
As some of you may know, a fairly heated debate has erupted [...]

A Dark Hour for the GOP

Blog. May 20th, 2009

Read this weekend’s Irish Times column on the woes of the Republican Party, and how its drift to the right has ultimately damaged its electoral appeal, here: http://bit.ly/11IHjm

President-elect Obama

Blog. November 5th, 2008

…which is, really, all we need to say.