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Edmund Burke’s Conservative Case for Free Markets

Edmund Burke’s Conservative Case for Free Markets

“Of all things, an indiscreet tampering with the trade of provisions is the most dangerous, and it is always worst in the time when men are most disposed to it.” —Edmund Burke It’s hardly a secret that free markets have fallen out of favor among conservatives...
Katherine Zappone and the Cult of Youth

Katherine Zappone and the Cult of Youth

Last week, the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Katherine Zappone, made the following comment: “Young voices must be the loudest in deciding our future.” As partial truths go, surely that is up there with the worst of them. Not only is it an egregiously...
To Turn Back From the Rubicon

To Turn Back From the Rubicon

Recent years have been a time of great upheaval for the Irish people. The greatest change has been that the cultural and political differences that once revolved around religious and national affiliations have now been realigned along the conservative/liberal fault...