Leviathan’s Auxiliary: Individualism as an Agent of Tyranny
Lenin once said “the Capitalists will sell us the rope with which we will hang them”. Similarly, the individual, in its alliance with the central power, has crafted the hangman’s knot, and following the extirpation of privilege, partiality, and irrationality, finds itself on the gallows awaiting a similar fate…
Solidaridad: How Spanish Nationalists Built an Alternative Trade Union Network
MEON sat down with Rodrigo Alonso Fernandez from Solidaridad to discuss the experiences of the trade union, which purposefully blends patriotic politics and labour activism.
Ethnicity and Nationality: A Distinction Without a Difference
Liam Mellows once said that “Blood is thicker than water, and Irish blood is thicker than any blood that I know.” But too few Republicans have taken him at his word.
Assimilating Others and the End of History
The slow cancellation of the future is the abrupt cancellation of our history.
Romanian Elections First Test for Coimisiún na Meán’s Digital Great Game
The workload of Coimisiún na Meán was a topic of conversation at a seminar I attended this week at the European Parliament, during which Silicon Valley whistle-blower Michael Shellenberger hinted that “the deepest darkest elements of the U.S security state” sought to utilise Dublin in their global war on free speech.
Illiberal Social Democracy: Ireland's Populist Future?
Are populists up to the task, or will they will retreat into illusory confines of reactionary liberalism, deferring intellectualism and post-victory policy to others?
Between Ruins and Hypermodernity: Reflections on Dublin's Docklands
One consistent sight that does not disappear from view is the river Liffey, whose water is a dark, ethereal mirror that reflects a vast, boundless prism of neon polychromes reflecting from the buildings of the Grand Canal Docks.
Ireland After Multilateralism: Why Irish Foreign Policy Is Doomed to Fail
Ireland’s stained image as an unreliable partner incapable of sustaining bilateral diplomatic relationships is a direct threat to Ireland’s apparent desirability as a location for foreign investment.
The Populist Case for the Assisted Dying Bill
I instead suggest helping to develop a fast-paced, readily accessible on-demand (consensual) euthanasia service, particularly for that generation who are the most ardent supporters of the government and their new plans.
Youth Not in Revolt? Post-Politics and the Slow Cancellation of the Future
As a nation we personify what Mark Fisher called reflexive impotence, where we see the problems we face but assume ‘it is what it is’ — the ennui we subject ourselves to is partly political, partly personal, but ultimately there is no party or political movement that offers real change, nor will there be one if ideological hobbyism is not abandoned in favour of real politics.
The Closure of the NDRC Exposes Ireland’s Inability to Navigate Multipolarity
In a country where metros are a rarer sight than banshees, the NDRC’s efficacy is anomalous.
The Devil Wears Brooks Brothers: Reflections on Roy Cohn in ‘The Apprentice’
Cohn’s tears are those of a man who has gained the world at the expense of dignity, progeny, morality, ethnos, parentage, and salvation.
The Berlaymont Schism: How Ireland Ended Up on the Wrong Side of EU Fragmentation
“With the waning of left-liberal hegemony in the EU, Ireland, having embraced progressivism, may find itself on the wrong side of a more fragmented, less liberal EU”
‘Dark Rosaleen’ by James Clarence Mangan
For there was lightning in my blood,
My Dark Rosaleen!
My own Rosaleen!
Oh! there was lightning in my blood,
Red lightning lightened through my blood,
My Dark Rosaleen!
Exploring Post-Industrial Britain: A South Shields Odyssey
For such a brief visit, South Shields has taken me through times, creations and memories that I myself never experienced in person, the essence of which lingers on.
Coming to a Parish Near You: Black Axe, Human Trafficking, and a Lot of Bad Juju
When serious sums of money come into play in the occult-criminal economy, serious magic may be used to steer the forces of fortune.
Meon Gaelach: An Essential Gaeltober Reading List
[N]ot only should all young Gaels embrace reading this and all the other great works of Gaelic literature discussed, but we should be fighting for its expansion into modern Irish culture.
MEON’s Guide to University: Advice for Nationalist Students
As Ireland faces issues on all fronts, it is important that students put their best foot forward - for themselves and for their nation.
Ethnic Exodus: Outward Migration from The Reconquista to World War Two
What did a Soviet Communist, a British Conservative and a US Democrat agree on at the end of WW2? Ending centuries of failed multiculturalism.
Nationalist Exegesis: Arthur Griffith’s ‘Founding of the United Irishmen’
"[D]oes Griffith acknowledge the chauvinism of Swift's ilk vis-à-vis the natives of this country"