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  • Vittorio Bufacchi

    UCC

    Prof Vittorio Bufacchi is Professor of Political Philosophy at UCC. He is a former Research Ireland awardee.

    Incoming Italian prime minister Mario Draghi: "ideologically, there is very little between blind faith in the superior abilities of a Super Mario and the cult of the Nietzschean Übermensch"

    Can Super Mario save Italy?

    Everyone seems to agree that incoming prime minister Mario Draghi's mission is to save Italy, but save it from what exactly?

    Italy • 15 Feb 21
    An Taoiseach Micheál Martin giving a State Apology in the Dáil after the findings laid out in the report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes

    Ireland's complex relationship with shame

    After the report into the Mother and Baby Homes, we need to rethink shame and especially its relation to violence

    Society • 14 Jan 21
    Supporters of US President Donald Trump inside the US Capitol yesterday. Photo: Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images

    How the US Capitol riots put democracy under attack

    The storming of the US Capitol was an act of terrorism intended to put an end to the democratic process

    United States • 07 Jan 21
    "If he wants to, Trump can run again for president in 2024"

    'The end of Trump? It's only the beginning'

    Even if Joe Biden is confirmed as the 46th president of the United States, Trumpism has won

    Donald Trump • 05 Nov 20
    Vittorio Buffachi at UCC: "I'm no longer an Anglophile, I now consider myself a proud Hibernophile." Photo: Emmet Curtin

    How I became disillusioned with the UK and fell for Ireland

    At the start of the third decade of the 21st century, Ireland is in a far better place compared to the UK

    Ireland • 11 Jul 22
    Dublin's Berlin D2 where a brunch event attracted much criticism after a video showed attendees not complying with Covid-19 public health guidance

    Ethics and the virus: 'nothing spoils mighty craic like ethics'

    The pandemic isn't going away and that means we have to reassess the nature of our ethical commitments

    Ethics • 30 Sep 20
    Dr Cillian De Gascus, Dr Tony Holohan and Dr Ronan Glynn at a Department of Health coronavirus briefing

    Why we trust experts in times of crisis

    We trust experts because they are experts and we are not, but what is our trust in the experts based on?

    Coronavirus • 25 Mar 20
    "It may just be that a Sinn Féin, Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil Grand, Grand Coalition could be the solution to our woes"

    Why it's time for Ireland to embrace a grand, grand coalition

    The parties need to end this excruciatingly long episode of political Love Island and realise electoral success has both benefits and burdens

    Politics • 02 Mar 20
    "Irish culture is proudly child-friendly, yet children appear to be a very low priority in the political agendas of many mainstream parties"

    Why free childcare in Ireland should be an election issue

    Introducing free childcare could be a game-changer towards creating a more equal and fair society

    Election 2020 • 24 Jan 20
    Climate change activists from the Extinction Rebellion group block the road junction at London's Oxford Circus in April 2019

    Can climate activism save us from Post-Truth?

    Climate activism is the last best hope to expose Post-Truth as a calculated strategy to delegitimise science and democracy

    Climate Change • 16 Sep 19
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