He may be dislikeable, even disreputable, but the Wikileaks founder is a champion in the fight against state power

The EU’s Covid-19 crisis response has involved shocking failures of solidarity and coordination – not for the first time

The job of our writers and musicians as the Covid-19 pandemic spreads is not to lament our despair, but to lead us in finding ways to cope and heal

The Sinn Féin surge in last month’s election was merely the latest in a series of gains being made by nationalist political parties across the world. What is going on, and can it be harnessed for the public good?

With Covid-19 cases doubling every six days and the media hard-wired to feed off bad news, it‘s easy to be consumed by fear

The scenario on Europe’s south-eastern frontier is made all the more ominous by the lurch to the right within the EU

The Réada Cronin controversy illustrates that social media has become a world in which relentlessly search for signs of prejudice

The narrative of the Sinn Féin surge suggests that politics in Ireland is becoming more polarised like in the US and Britain, but the reality is far more complex

While there is no doubt that we have a problem with drug abuse, do we want to teach our young people that submitting to surveillance should be the norm?

Fine Gael may be touting its ‘success’ in the run-up to the general election, but the outcome of Britain’s departure from the EU is still uncertain

Public broadcasters offer a package that should gladden the heart of any conservative

The lurid focus on 17-year-old murder victim Keane Mulready-Woods’s criminal history denies the complicity of wider society, and blinds us to missed opportunities

The former naval diver is a new breed of military officer, one with a transformative vision for the Defence Forces

Hand-wringing about the climate crisis and the dangers of Big Tech won’t help. We must look instead at the threats and opportunities that they bring – and keep an eye on the inexorable rise of China

We are apparently living in one of the most content countries in the world, but you wouldn’t know it from consuming our media

Labour has issues to address, but attempts by conservatives on both sides of the Atlantic to equate any criticism of Israel with anti-Semitism smacks strongly of populist opportunism and bad faith

Crass cyberbullying is never acceptable, but to curb even reasoned criticism of the climate activist’s stand is patronising

Populists argue that elites cannot be trusted, and clamping down too hard on ignorant and offensive statements may serve to amplify that impression

Data privacy is a cornerstone of Tim Berners-Lee's voluntary code of internet conduct

If the Wikileaks founder is successfully prosecuted for espionage in the US it will have a chilling effect on journalism