Lost for words: Dublin-born artist Jenny Brady explores the world of interpretation
Watching The Glass Booth we discover the subtle, complex and fascinating interplay of power and trust that mediating language orally involves
Ronald Reagan
What US economic madness means for the rest of the world
Tariffs and a weaker dollar spell trouble for Irish exporters
Trump’s big, beautiful Bill could be the Republicans’ undoing in mid-term elections
The passage of the Bill leads to massive, ugly tax cuts for American aristocrats
‘There’s a menace, an edge to life in America that wasn’t there before. And the possibility of dark stuff’
Journalist Edward Luce on his biography of ‘cold war prophet’ Zbigniew Brzezinski, the fearful state of the US today, and ‘Lilliputian’ post-Brexit UK
Donald Trump plans laser system in space to destroy nuclear weapons
US president orders work on defence shield going beyond Ronald Reagan’s ‘Star Wars’ programme that could trigger nuclear arms race
Michael D Higgins, the wily old leftie, has always been a supreme politician
His genius is to lull you into thinking he’s harmless
Dismayed by pop culture’s shift towards Trump? Then you might be one of the people to blame
Progressive principles held an iron grip on big-budget US entertainment in Donald Trump’s first term as US president. Did that serve those principles well?
Donald Trump’s inauguration moved indoors as freezing temperatures forecast in Washington DC
Dangerously cold temperatures forecast to hit the nation’s capital on Monday would make traditional outdoor ceremony unsafe
Jimmy Carter obituary: Former US president was unwavering champion of civil rights and a peace broker in the Middle East
An outsider in national politics, Carter surprised observers by winning the 1976 Democratic presidential nomination and narrowly defeating incumbent Republican president Gerald Ford
Google boggles minds as it says quantum chip ‘lends credence’ to the existence of a multiverse
Planet Business: Ancient Rome auction update, the Murdoch ‘Succession memo’ and people/muppets who have rung the New York Stock Exchange’s opening bell
Maureen Dowd: Trump appears rattled as Harris campaign gathers momentum
Donald Trump’s whole identity revolves around having higher numbers – even if they’re fake
Panel: US leaders who were killed or survived assassination attempts
Attempted killing of former president Donald Trump is the latest in a line of incidents in which US leaders have been targeted by gunmen
Donkey stunts, new public toilets and a crystal elephant: Remembering Ronald Reagan’s visit to Ballyporeen 40 years on
‘There was a woman in charge of the Secret Service, and that was a big surprise to members of the local council here: they had never had a female boss'
George Stephanopoulos: ‘You can only have constructive debates if people are determined to engage in good faith’
Clinton-era White House adviser talks about his history of the White House Situation Room and his fear that Americans of opposing political camps have stopped listening to each other
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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