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Draw Disease

Anthony McIntyre ⚽ Another day, another draw.If Liverpool continue with the dance of the seven veils the team might well find itself naked in terms of silverware at the end of the season. They crashed out of the FA Cup on Sunday to the mighty Plymouth, a club not exactly renowned throughout the world for the mass of trophies it has accumulated over the years. Plymouth's religious

Trump 🗺 The World And Ukraine

Caoimhin O’Muraile ☭ In 1933 the murderous butcher Adolph Hitler and his Nazi party became the Government of Germany on the promise of making “Germany great again”. This was in reference to the humiliating Treaty of Versailles imposed on Germany after the country’s defeat in the First World War. Hitler's promise to “make Germany great again” hit the note with the electorate, and in 1933

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of One Thousand Five Hundred And Thirty Six

Ten links to a diverse range of opinion that might be of interest to TPQ readers. They are selected not to invite agreement but curiosity. Readers can submit links to pieces they find thought provoking.Before We Conform, Or Condemn, Let Us At Least Be CuriousIn defence of Haaretz, press freedom and the right to informationHamas suspends releasing Israeli captives over Israeli breach of

A Morning Thought @ 2438

A Morning Thought @ 2437

Beguiling Constitutional Narratives 2 🪶 What Border Poll Criteria?

Mike Burke ✍ The Good Friday Agreement and NorthernIreland Act 1998 require that the Secretary of State call a border poll “if atany time it appears likely to him” that a majority of voters would support aunited Ireland.  Many political actors and commentators, including me, have publicly urged the Secretary to clarify the criteria for ordering a poll by specifying the evidence

‘In Summary, Ladies And Gentlemen, We Did Not Find Any Murders’

The Justice Gap ♜ Written by Jon Robins. Recommended by Christy Walsh.An international panel of neonatologists and medical experts reviewing the deaths of babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital has found no evidence of murder by the former nurse Lucy Letby – instead it revealed a plethora of plausible causes of the deaths as a result of misdiagnosis, failings in basic skills and poor medical

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of One Thousand Five Hundred And Thirty Five

Ten links to a diverse range of opinion that might be of interest to TPQ readers. They are selected not to invite agreement but curiosity. Readers can submit links to pieces they find thought provoking.Before We Conform, Or Condemn, Let Us At Least Be CuriousUkraine Launches Surprise Cross-Border Offensive in Russia’s Kursk RegionLife under Russian occupationOvercoming Military Bloc

Coyne's Anti-Trans Essay

Friendly Atheist ♜ Aaron Rabinowitz offers his take on a controversial blog post.The Freedom From Religion Foundation recently faced criticism for posting and then removing an editorial by Jerry Coyne entitled “Biology is Not Bigotry,” which he wrote in response to an FFRF article by Kat Grant entitled “What is a Woman?”In his piece, Coyne used specious reasoning and flawed research to argue that

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