Archive for the ‘Ireland’ Category
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The Power to Tax Might Destroy the EU
Posted on August 30, 2016
Seven years after the War of 1812 commenced, and five years after Francis Scott Key penned the lyrics to our national anthem, John Marshall wrote these immortal words: “The power...
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No Sovereign Immunity for the Saudi Sovereign
Posted on April 19, 2016
On September 18th, 1965, Kathleen Byrne was walking down the road in Dublin, Ireland, when she fell down and hurt herself because of the shoddy construction job done by workers...
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A United Ireland
Posted on March 16, 2016
(Originally published in The Hill) The Celtic Tiger is back — and just in time to celebrate the centennial of the Easter Rising events. The Irish economy grew 7.8 percent...
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How the Church Lost Ireland
Posted on May 27, 2015
More than three centuries after Christ died, St. Patrick came to Ireland and converted the pagans to Christianity. The Erin Island is the furthest Western outpost of Europe (not counting...
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Lessons From Ireland
Posted on March 17, 2015
(This originally appeared in The Hill) Ireland is on the mind of official Washington today. From the White House, where the president receives shamrocks from the Irish prime minister, to...
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