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Lynx By Ten To The Power Of Three Hundred And One

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 CuriousRichard Ford: By the Book‘Ulysses’: The Book That Never Stops ChangingThe Boring Utopia of a World Without MenInside Beitar Jerusalem, one

Coming Soon 📚 John Crawley

Merrion Press 🔖is on the cusp of publishing a new book by former US Marine and IRA volunteer, John Crawley. COMING SOON   THE YANK MY LIFE AS A FORMER US MARINE IN THE IRA JOHN CRAWLEY  

A Sport For Some But Not For All

Peter Anderson ⛹ There has been much talk online of late about the GAA. I tend to avoid these things as they bring out the worst in people, but one thing that caught my eye was East Belfast GAA posting that GAA was "a sport for all". I take exception to this. I have much respect for the GAA, it is a great organisation. I have even more respect for East Belfast GAA. Indeed, on a wider basis what

A Morning Thought @ 1527

Europe’s Hydrogen Greenwash Is The Last Thing Ukraine Needs

People And Nature ✒ The European Commission, cheered on by fossil fuel companies, is promoting a plan to put exporting hydrogen to Europe at the centre of Ukraine’s post-war recovery. The plan reeks of greenwash and neocolonialism, and should be scrapped, Simon Pirani writes.Hydrogen is extracted from fossil gas and is used in oil refining and industrial processes. It has a huge carbon footprint,

Anti-Treaty IRA Did Unionism A Favour By Murdering Michael Collins

Dr John Coulter ✒ Today marks the centenary of the ambush at Beal na Blath in County Cork which claimed the life of Michael Collins, one of the republicans who negotiated the Anglo-Irish Treaty which partitioned Ireland.The wee road around Beal na Blath in Cork resembles a typical rural Irish road, but it a spot which radically changed the course of the island’s history - the effects of which are

A Morning Thought @ 1526

A Theology Of Dick

Anthony McIntyre ✒ In the first serious challenge to the SCOTUS decision to reverse Roe-Wade the State of Kansas has voted to protect women and frustrate attempts to ban or limit access to abortion facilities.Your ExcellencyIt is a most welcome development given that Kansas is a republican state from which the outcome can only augur well for the future.The earlier Supreme Court decision had been

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of Three Hundred

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 CuriousFargo School Board nixes Pledge of Allegiance due to 'under God' phraseApologies popes have offered for Catholic Church abusesPolish party

Protecting The Rights Of Children From Religious Discrimination In Irish Schools

Atheist Ireland ✒ The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child will be questioning Ireland next year.Atheist Ireland, the Evangelical Alliance of Ireland, and the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Ireland, have made this joint submission to the UN on freedom of religion and belief in Irish schools.Our RecommendationsThe State should commit to ensuring that every child has the right to