James Bradshaw works for an international consulting firm based in Dublin, and has a background in journalism and public policy. Outside of work, he writes for a number of publications, on topics including politics, history, culture, film and literature.
Woke is certainly not dead, but it is in retreat. In fact, one brilliant American academic argues that Wokeness barely even existed, given that this social phenomenon was never really about standing up for the disadvantaged.
Date posted: 2025-01-24
Published to much acclaim in March, Matthew Desmond's Poverty, by America focuses on one of the most distinctive aspects of American life: abnormally severe poverty existing alongside abundant wealth.
Date posted: 2023-05-01
Progressive journalist Batya Ungar-Sargon explains the bias in today's media.
Date posted: 2021-12-13
Over the last two years, the overwhelming focus on the pandemic has obscured many other issues. It is easy to overlook the growing dissatisfaction with the economic status quo which existed prior to Covid.
Date posted: 2021-12-01
A new book charts the sharp recent decline in religious belief across the world. The secularisation of Western societies is not a new phenomenon, nor one which has been overlooked by cultural commentators in recent years.
Date posted: 2021-02-20
Rod Dreher's new book, already a bestseller on Amazon, examines the erosion of religious freedom in the West and draws valuable lessons from the faithful who survived under Communist oppression.
Date posted: 2020-10-31