A Kerryman in California: America thinks it’s a beacon for freedom. Freedom from what exactly? Reality?
I’ve seen more than three decades of shootings, assassinations, riots, wars and ‘thoughts and prayers’ in my time here
Charlie Kirk
Charlie Kirk was a conservative influencer who played a pivotal role in shaping hard-right movement was fatally shot at a college campus event
Leo Varadkar’s admission about empathy was a brave one
There is nothing mystical about empathy. Anyone – apart from sociopaths possibly – can learn it, because it’s a life skill that comes with practice
Marjorie Taylor Greene says she was ‘naive’ for thinking Donald Trump is man of the people
Congresswoman was US president’s loudest cheerleader, but is now his biggest Republican critic
Should we ban social media for under-16s? Irish teens share their thoughts
Australia’s ban on social media for children under 16 is being closely watched around the world - and also by young people
Inside Tommy Robinson’s world: Leader of Britain’s right-wing nationalist upsurge
What 24 hours with the UK’s most notorious anti-Muslim activist reveals about a divided country
Trump’s post on Rob Reiner sparks outrage from lawmakers and celebrities
US president’s statement blaming acclaimed director’s death on his dislike of him described as ‘disgusting’ and ‘vile’
Children watched Charlie Kirk’s death online and see pornography daily, committee told
‘We know kids as young as eight or nine are seeing pornography, violent pornography, on a daily basis,’ says TD
‘Whitewashing Francoism’: Spanish youth flirt with far right as 50th anniversary of dictator’s death nears
The far right is surging amid a housing shortage and other problems afflicting the young, as a quarter of this cohort now view the dictatorship positively
‘I am not done’: Kamala Harris suggests she may run for US president again
Former vice-president dismisses placing her as an outsider to win a place on Democratic White House ticket for 2028
Employers called out for staff firings over Charlie Kirk social media posts
In the wake of firings after Charlie Kirk’s killing, companies must make sure sanctions are fairly administered and that each crisis is treated similarly
Trump is deploying the military to wage war against an imagined ‘enemy within’
Worldview: The US president has been rapidly intensifying domestic military operations during his second term
Beyond Charlie Kirk: The political US influencers you may not have heard of
We live in siloed information ecosystems where an ideological figure who has the ear of the US president can be unknown to huge chunks of the population
San Francisco’s serenity shaken by school shooter alerts and earthquakes
A local elementary school went into lockdown within hours of shootings elsewhere in the US
Where does the political aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s killing leave Maga and US liberals?
Walking along Fifth Avenue: the UN really messes with moody New Yorkers’ already volatile heads
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