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Ould Ireland embraces its first internet election

“I met wit Napper Tandy, and he took me by the hand, and he said ‘How’s poor ould Ireland, and how does she stand?” – The Wearin’ o’ the Green (Irish Ballad) January 25th marked the beginning of the...

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Ireland: elections, depression, and potatoes

In Ireland, citizens are exercising their democratic right to vote. This election, however, is not a typical. Ever since the 2008 economic crisis that shook Europe, Ireland has struggled to keep its...

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The Modern State Under Attack

Western Democracies Feel the Strain The revolutions in the Middle East are politically Darwinian. The authoritarian post-colonial state, so well suited to life in the twentieth century, finds itself...

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Bermuda: Google’s hidden tax haven

Since last October, several investigations showed that Google created legal arrangements enabling it to avoid taxes – to the tune of one billion dollars per year. It involved several subsidiaries...

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The Tweet That Killed A Presidential Campaign

Last week the people of Ireland went to the polls and elected Michael D Higgins, a 70 year old former Minister for the Arts and poet, as their ninth president. Just a week earlier Higgins had been...

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