St. Patrick's Day is a good time to re-up my posts on what can be learned from the declining political significance of Irish-American identity, and whether Hispanics are following the same path of assimilation as the Irish did.
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We once ranked No. 4 in the world, according to the Heritage Foundation. Now we're 25th.
The record penalty seems to be based less on the Facebook parent company's lax data practices than the U.S. intelligence community's data-collection programs.
Conflict between Irish-Americans and WASPs was once a major feature of American politics. Its near-total disappearance is a hopeful development that we can learn from.
Return of the Big Figure, and Colin Farrell at a new peak.
“I’ll pay whatever fine I have to, but I will never put calories on my menu,” says chef Wade Murphy.
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Strict scooter regulations are a loss for choice and mobility.
Set in 1990s Northern Ireland, the comedy series is frequently laugh-out-loud funny but also backdropped by historical intrigue and heightened stakes.
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Special economic zones can be anything from tools of crony capitalism to seeds of a freer world order.
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Just try to order a Guinness in a regular bank.
The public will decide, and polls indicate they'll say yes.
In Northern Ireland people can be convicted of paying for sex starting in June.
Irish Republican party was polling at more than 13 percent in 1983
Last part of $114 billion program approved
Would be first country to exit plan
Probably upset that anybody got a break on taxes
Loyalists threw bricks at the police before a republican parade
In cases where the mother's life is at risk
Had served ten years for trying to smuggle a bomb into England
Everybody wants into the snooping game
To prevent the NSA whistleblower from passing through Ireland on his way to Cuba
Including Venezuela, France, and China
They figured the state wouldn't close the tap once it had been opened
Would legalize abortion in rare circumstances