US academic Cass Sunstein, who is visiting Dublin this month, reminds us that college campuses ‘need offensive speech’

Catholics are not being persecuted in Ireland but Christian teaching is being ignored - and that’s a pity

Author’s speech 80 years ago, on how ideology is used to excuse or celebrate death, feels suddenly current

A warning to pessimists: This column is ‘a no-moan zone’

Unthinkable: Committing publicly to a moral standpoint can change you for the better, or the worse

Unthinkable: The voice of the Catholic Church in Irish education should be commended for raising the question of ‘purpose’

Unthinkable: Some tips for anyone who feels their thoughts are being polluted by their smartphone, a mad king or even an overbearing parent

Dropping ‘risky’ ideas from the curriculum is bad for students

There’s a lesson here for politicians or political analysts who put great store in image management

Unthinkable: Not all rankings are worth paying attention to, but here’s one that is

Making sense of the 47th US president is not easy, but a 17th century philosopher could have the answer

Advice from philosophers, including don’t stop playing, and don’t over-invest in your children

Unthinkable: We’re all anti-globalist now: an idea of the left has became a rallying call of the right

Evidence of AI progress is mounting whereas humans ‘haven’t had a software update in 200,000 years’

Posts on X are channelling rage at the wokerati accused of being out to ban Christmas