Hillary and The Hollowness of Irish America

Print. October 12th, 2009

Hillary Clinton will not, after all, be the White House’s special envoy to Northern Ireland.

Obama’s Style and Substance

Print. October 12th, 2009

Obama has moved fast to resuscitate the old, nobler vision of America.

If only both sides could lose

If only both sides could lose

Print. September 20th, 2006

We should spend less time practicing ‘tolerance’ of some religions and more time questioning all of them.

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End of Year Update

Print. December 31st, 2010

The last day of 2010 seems like a good time to update the site.
For Salon, I spoke to Ron Paul about his thoughts on making a 2012 presidential election bid. If Paul does not run, Gary Johnson may well emerge as the libertarian standard-bearer. The piece also includes Johnson’s comments.
Also for Salon, Steny Hoyer told [...]

New Update: Salon, New Republic, Irish Times

Print. 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

Print. 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 [...]

New Year, New Update

Print. January 7th, 2010

I updated the website for the first time in a while today, with a selection of articles from the last months of 2009. It is impossible within the site’s current framework to post everything I write, so, under the “Most Recent” heading on the Print page, I have posted a general grab-bag, including: an Irish [...]

The Case For Obama’s Nobel Prize

Print. January 6th, 2010

The committee has a tradition of selecting winners as much as an act of encouragement towards their goal as a celebration of the miles already travelled.