On the eve of the 2020 US presidential election, the most significant in my lifetime, there seems to be a glaring absence in the narrative. This is, we’re constantly told, a pivotal battle for the soul of America – a fork in the road with two possible paths, one towards continued democracy, the other towards…
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To what degree can referendums not just measure the national character, but shape it? That was the question I was asking myself as I attended Dublin’s Pride Parade yesterday, because one thing was wonderfully obvious – Ireland is a very changed country from the one I grew up in. The streets of the capital were emblazoned…
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