Marcus Aurelius

An across-the-board failure rate of 10 per cent in basic literacy is not acceptable

Chris Johns: Just wait a few years and the UK will be clamouring to join the euro: Reality has a habit of intruding but it can take its time

I’m easily swayed by politicians who do art. Here are some of my favourites

I recently mixed up two philosophers in an article. It was a simple error but I couldn’t stop thinking about it

Alt-right icon or incisive psychologist? The Canadian professor says his priority is to help people take charge of their lives

Laura Kennedy: It can sometimes be difficult to know when criticism is valid

Laura Kennedy: Soon, the light of spring will mean the dark embrace of bed will hold less temptation

Facebook’s Frankenstein moment in US election shows its power to warp democracy

Coping: With a Stoic sense of ourselves as works in progress, we can make our lives better

An intriguing real life puzzle at Dublin's Marsh’s Library is at the heart of a new children’s story book

US billionaire to loan three paintings to Dublin exhibition he financed research for

Classical studies, Latin and Greek are important but fewer students than ever are learning them. One teachers blames the Leaving Cert, which hasn’t been reviewed since the 1970s

Those who shut down discourse by shouting ‘privilege’ have an irony deficiency

Realising that other people don’t have the power to influence your behaviour is freeing

Artwork blocked during Rouhani and Renzi’s joint address at Capitoline Museum