Bock The Robber

Let’s get the facts straight. Alan Shatter, minister for justice, stated on public television that a member of our national parliament had committed a criminal offence. What criminal offence? you [...]

If you read that some jungle witchdoctor was threatening to curse a government, how would you react? I think most people would probably draw on that unmentionable well of smug [...]

If you didn’t hear Peter Mathews on last night’s Vincent Browne chat, I urge you to have a quick listen.  You can get it here on the TV3 player.  The [...]

I know that none of the readers here has the slightest interest in arguing about anything.   I realise that none of us cares in the least about politics or about [...]

This seems to me to be the logic of the current abortion debate, regardless of which side you happen to be on.  The discussion seems to affect only those who [...]

I read somewhere recently that 40% of Americans still believe Iraq had something to do with the 9/11 attacks in New York.   Many in Britain believe that the MMR [...]

Thankfully, despite anything the Founder of the Iona Institute might think, it’s still possible in a democracy to say that a man is talking bollocks without fear of being sued. [...]

Boston in the 21st century is seen as a city with Irish connections, though of course that wasn’t always the case.  The attack on the Boston marathon was a callous assault on [...]

As the Constitutional Convention today voted for same-sex marriage, the National Bigot Helpline is reporting a huge spike in calls. Fanatics nationwide are reporting palpitations,  flutters, grinding teeth and That Feeling You [...]

Margaret Thatcher died today and the interwebs are full of electropinions about  her.  Some people even celebrate her death and, in the process, diminish themselves.  If we cheer the passing [...]