Q&A
Questions??
I’ve been getting a lot of thoughtful and thought-provoking comments from readers of late, which I don’t always have the ability to respond to due to pressure of trying to get the next thing out. I’m going to try and solve that problem by doing a Q&A.
If there are questions of comments, things you want me to expand on that I’ve touched on already - writing, Irish or international politics, populism vs progressivism, culture wars or general cultural commentary, gender/ sex difference/ masculinity stuff or any other random bullshit - please drop in the comments below, DM or email me, or leave a Q in the chat.
I will definitely respond to anything I get from paid subs, others might be dependent on time but I’ll try to get to everything. Current plan is to put my responses in a post the week after next but I’ll see how it goes.
Thanks!
Selection of recent articles:
You Are The Slop
Why are the most sophisticated outputs of AI so mediocre, and how come they often seem to convince people you think would know better?
Steve Bannon Isn’t Going to Win Power With an "Irish MAGA" Party and Neither Is Anyone Else
Towards the end of 2025, the Trump administration published a revised National Security Strategy, outlining how it will implement America First policies in a world of competing regional interests. Politico spoke to Steve Bannon about it, resulting in the following interview, in which he seems constantly on the cusp of blowing himself (I actually like Bannon a lot so I think that’s mainly a result of a snide editorial voice, but it’s still funny):
How Social Media Changes What It Means to Be a Writer
I’ve been writing in the current format (online) and on the current topics (culture, politics etc) for a long time, but I’m old enough to remember what it used to be like to be a writer in the early internet age. In those years I was writing fiction. You bought a copy of the Writer’s and Artists Yearbo…
How do you see the next decade or so playing out in Irish politics, specifically re: treatment of the immigration fracas? Do you see the emergence of a credible anti-immigration/remigration party, or one of the existing parties adopting this as a core pillar? Does Ireland suffer the worst from it in Europe? Does domestic unrest increase, or is it successfully stifled?
Write about something you've never written about before. Surprise yourself.