Author: Frank Schnittger

Samuel Johnson made this famous pronouncement that patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel on the evening of April 7, 1775, but perhaps it is populism which is the last refuge of the modern political scoundrel. Ever since...

Paul Krugman has again been making some apposite comments on the EU economic crisis. First he slams Olli Rehn for being an ideological neo-liberal contemptuous of French democracy and with no real interest in furthering economic...

Fintan O’Toole has long been one of the most prescient commentators on the Irish political scene. Here he is echoing what Krugman has been saying on the other side of the pond: Who will be the last to suffer for the...

Shaun Davey is one of the greatest modern Irish composers combining a unique blend of traditional Irish and orchestral music often with the distinctive tones of Liam O’Flynn’s uilleann Pipes and the beautiful singing...

I’ve long been an admirer of Paul Krugman’s blogging style never mind his skills as an economist. I suspect it’s his writing skills as much as his economic expertise which makes him just about the most...