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Do Words Matter?: Book Review of Political Discourse and Conflict Resolution – Debating Peace in Northern Ireland
Tweet I share many of the concerns of Andy Pollak, whose recent post ‘My Response to the Slugger Begrudgers’ zeroed in on the ‘relentless flow of negativity’ of some Slugger commentators. Pollak’s post was largely concerned with the medium of the blog. Indeed, I think the anonymity of the online world encourages extreme discourse and [...] read our review »
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Against Remembrance – Seminar & Book by David Rieff
Tweet Is the best way to overcome the legacy of conflict simply to forget about it? Author and journalist David Rieff spoke on this subject last week in a seminar at the Institute for International Integration Studies (IIIS) at Trinity College Dublin. Rieff has recently written a book titled, Against Remembrance (published in Ireland by [...] read our review »
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Hearing the Other Voice from the Grave: Why Should we Listen to David Ervine’s Stories?
Tweet Ed Moloney’s Voices from the Grave: Two Men’s War in Ireland has received considerable attention in the press and in the public realm since its publication earlier this year. Although the book relates the experiences of the Provisional IRA’s Brendan Hughes and the PUP/UVF’s David Ervine, much of the discussion has focused on Hughes’ [...] read our review »
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Comment on Shared future means “free and equal access to public and residential space”
on 4 May 2013 at 1:53 am
It may be that the Poots fiasco and the main topic are directly related. As Duncan Morrow states the current arrangement is “nonsense” and really good and competent people do not waste their time with nonsense, thus the generally poor quality of those in government highlighted by some really incompetent Ministers.
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Comment on “processing it through their stunted, trivial prism of partisan loyalty…”
on 12 March 2013 at 4:34 pm
Scath Sheamais
I have little time for either Paul or Holder. I don’t think the conversation before the filibuster is in the public record so it is not possible to know if Holder was forthright or if Rand interpreted it properly.
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Comment on “processing it through their stunted, trivial prism of partisan loyalty…”
on 11 March 2013 at 1:35 am
Pete Baker
Of course I read the article. I believe Greenwald is wrong in thinking Rand Paul was raising a serious issue. Rand Paul is known as a self-promoter. There are serious discussions taking place on drove oversight but the participants are not seeking publicity, and that would not suit Rand Paul. Do you know much about Rand Paul? If not, research his political history and see if you agree he is a self-promoter. As I said above, he should have directly asked the Attorney General about using drones within the US. If he wants to go deeper into the whole issue of drone usage, he should ask those senior people involved in the discussion. That’s what a serious person would do, so I don’t expect Rand Paul will be doing so.
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Comment on “processing it through their stunted, trivial prism of partisan loyalty…”
on 11 March 2013 at 12:52 am
Senator Rand Paul’s filibuster speech was purely a self-promoting rant. If he wanted an answer to his question he should have just asked the Attorney General. Instead he got much publicity and stirred up those who suspect the government is after them without reason. No sane person actually believes the US government would use drone attacks within the US. If the government wants to apprehend someone there are federal officers with legal authority to do so, usually with guns and not drones.
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Comment on Spotlight Poll: A ‘crisis’ of widespread political mislabelling?
on 6 February 2013 at 11:01 pm
Collaborate is a loaded work. Cooperate is better, as in the UK cooperates with Germany.
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Comment on Spotlight Poll: A ‘crisis’ of widespread political mislabelling?
on 6 February 2013 at 10:59 pm
There is a big opportunity for the major UK parties to seriously move into the wee province if they can learn from their past failures. It would be good for the major UK parties and good for the voters now that the UI issue is history.
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Comment on If Adams is a prisoner of his own past, can he provide a future for Sinn Fein?
on 2 February 2013 at 2:30 am
Why wouldn’t Adams go to jail for his republican principles? It is a long standing tradition and people would think better of him if he admitted being in the IRA and spent two years in jail. Maybe republican principles and traditions do not apply to him.
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Comment on Orangeman`s take on call for a border poll
on 23 January 2013 at 6:50 am
Ruarai
I’m an old friend of Big Al and it was several years ago. As I recall, he wanted to get you a job in DC and perhaps help the party as well. The party had a good network in the US due largely to Big Al.
Good luck with your consultancy.
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Comment on Orangeman`s take on call for a border poll
on 23 January 2013 at 6:33 am
Ruarai
As I read your posts I’m reminded of a CV referred to me by an Antrim doctor who heads a political party. Is that you?
You have the same positive spirit and optimism as the lad with that CV, if memory does not deceive me.
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Comment on Orangeman`s take on call for a border poll
on 23 January 2013 at 5:51 am
Ruarai
If you compare the NIH and the US private system I think you will find that the non medical costs in the US are much higher. Therefore, it seems to me the best thing to do is improve the NIH by improving incentives for the specialists and other upgrades. Additionally, there is the issue of legal responsibility. I don’t think a patient can sue a NIH hospital in the UK. I believe the Portland Hospital in London owned by HCA (Hospital Corporation of America) has been sued by patients, and that is an additional cost plus it says something about profit driven healthcare.
How are potential patients going to pay for private medical care? Out of pocket or via private insurance? It seems to me that either way it is going to be much more costly than if the specialist was part of the NIH.
I’m told by friends that in medical school in Dublin they say the graduates that hunger for money go to the US. Do you think that sort of person makes a good doctor?
I live in both the US and NI. When I see my GP in NI he does not have to worry about insurance companies, getting paid, etc., and generally seems quite happy. When I see my internist in NY he tells me that probably 20% of his time is spent on the phone with insurance companies or filling out forms when what he really wants to do is practice medicine 100%.
In my view there may be some small place for private in the UK but the major emphasis should be on improving the NIH. Add HBO to BBC, if you like. And, i also think that would be the opinion of the majority in the UK.
BTW, there are still many “world class academics” in the UK and it is an area I am familiar with. I even know several US academics who took positions in the UK and Ireland because they preferred the location. The ones I know who came to the US are mostly in science, technology and business, so the comparison only holds for those faculties to my knowledge.
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