July 5, 2022 What 'Obi-Wan Kenobi' teaches us about love and hate Disney's recent 'Star Wars' series hinges on the complicated love/hate relationship between the show’s titular character and Darth Vader/Anakin Skywalker.
Blog • September 28, 2021 Does psychology explain the ethos of the American South? As authoritarian parents breed rebellious children, maybe authoritarian societies also breed rebellious societies.
Blog • September 18, 2021 IRA gunrunning: A look from the other side Boston's most infamous crime boss features ominously in the history of the Provisional IRA.
Blog • August 18, 2021 What next in Afghanistan? Don't automatically assume the United States won't work with the Taliban. History — and politics — suggests both sides might be open to it.
Blog • August 2, 2021 Initial thoughts on Dostoevsky's 'The Idiot' Considering the conclusions one might draw from the renowned Russian writer's third major work.
Blog • July 19, 2021 Loyalists don’t trust the British government either Loyal to the country, but not to the government. Northern Ireland’s loyalist community has always existed in a state of precariousness between Britain and Ireland.
Blog • July 12, 2021 The acceptance of death as the key to happiness in 'War and Peace' Tolstoy uses ancient philosophical and religious themes to explain Pierre and Andrei's search for life's meaning.
Blog • July 5, 2021 Ulster unionism is in crisis Facing one of its worst crises in a century, the future of the union is in serious doubt.
Blog • June 7, 2021 Morality at the intersection of theism and atheism Atheists and theologians may not disagree on morality as much as it seems.
Blog • May 31, 2021 Russian nationalism in Tolstoy’s 'War and Peace' Napoleon's campaigns helped stir a sense of nationalism in Russia, demonstrated by several characters in Tolstoy's novel.
