Paschal Donohoe: The verdict on Ben Bernanke, Timothy Geithner and Henry Paulson’s FirefightingReview: There's just about enough insight to be a reminder of where we wereThu Jun 20 2019 - 06:00
The Third Pillar: Why strong communities make economic senseBook review: Raghuram Rajan looks at the role of community in protecting liberal democraciesThu Jun 06 2019 - 06:00
Paschal Donohoe: Let’s not forget the State is a good employerPublic service staff have better conditions than most of private sectorMon Apr 22 2019 - 01:26
How to Lose a Country: The 7 Steps from Democracy to Dictatorship review: How dangerous simplicities can run amokPaschal Donohoe critiques Ece Temelkuran’s book on the seriousness of politicsSat Apr 06 2019 - 06:00
Why We Get The Wrong Politicians review: Could we really be this useless?Paschal Donohoe finds little to encourage anyone to enter politics in two new booksSat Mar 23 2019 - 06:00
In Search of Isaiah Berlin, A Literary Adventure reviewVirtues of political events charted in life that spanned Russian Revolution to Cold WarSat Feb 02 2019 - 06:00
The Future of Capitalism, Facing the New Anxieties reviewPaul Collier explores a model of political economy which structures the ethical stateSat Dec 29 2018 - 06:00
Future Politics: Living Together in a World Transformed by Tech reviewJamie Susskind argues digital code is the new legal system and architecture of societySat Dec 08 2018 - 06:00
Adam Smith by Jesse Norman review: Beyond the caricatureHow could one man inspire the competing outlooks of Newt Gingrich and Gordon Brown?Sat Nov 10 2018 - 06:00
Paschal Donohoe on social media and the death of democracyBarry Eichengreen and Tom Baldwin warn starkly about politics and nation statesSat Aug 18 2018 - 00:00
Edge of Chaos review: So, why is the political system failing?Paschal Donohoe considers whether the author sees any intrinsic value in democracySat Jun 16 2018 - 06:00
The Infinite Desire for Growth by Daniel Cohen: big questions, few answersFrench economist excels in describing economic challenges but does not offer solutionsSat May 26 2018 - 06:00
Radical Markets review: ‘Read this difficult and provocative book’Paschal Donohoe: ‘It made my head spin. In a world where our economic and political models are worth defending but are straining, this can only be a good thing’Sat May 05 2018 - 06:00
The Growth Delusion review: Insightful look at a growing dilemmaPaschal Donohoe reviews David Pilling’s book on the chasm between official descriptions of economic performance and the reality perceived by citizensSat Mar 10 2018 - 06:00
Ireland must work with other small, open, liberal EU states post BrexitWe share common values that strenghten our national positionThu Mar 08 2018 - 10:28
Paschal Donohoe on ‘What Is Populism?’: Essential reading for political mindsReview: Jan-Werner Müller’s describes how the political centre can respond to populism’s riseSat Jan 27 2018 - 06:00
Paschal Donohoe: Isaiah Berlin’s ideas and mePolitical thinker warned wisely of danger of dogma and desire for simple solutionsWed Nov 22 2017 - 01:00
Lucid but flawed: Paschal Donohoe reviews Yanis Varoufakis’s economics primerAn accessible history of capitalism and bank debt reaches disappointing conclusionsSat Nov 04 2017 - 06:00
Unfinished Business review: The financial crash and its terrible cost, 10 years onMinister for Finance Paschal Donohoe on an IMF insider’s analysis of all that went wrongSat Sept 23 2017 - 06:00
Paschal Donohoe: State not bringing in national identity card by stealthThe Public Service Card makes provision of services safer and more robustThu Aug 31 2017 - 01:01
Paschal Donohoe: Chris Patten and the ‘nobility of public life’Review: ‘First Confession’ joins the highest tier of recent works by British politiciansSat Jul 29 2017 - 06:00
Paschal Donohoe: Why Leo Varadkar should be TaoiseachHe values the principle of the ‘Just Society’ and a dynamic, outward-looking IrelandTue May 30 2017 - 06:56
After Piketty reviewed by Paschal DonohoeA disappointing collection for those seeking a rounded appreciation of Thomas Piketty’s thinkingSat May 20 2017 - 06:00
After Piketty review: A bit more r>g-bargy, pleasePaschal Donohoe on overly admiring takes on Thomas Piketty’s landmark C21Sat May 20 2017 - 05:00
Paschal Donohoe: Water debacle shows that the centre can holdGlobal upheaval does not have to adversely affect Ireland if we can offer certaintyThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:44
Paschal Donohoe reviews ‘best overall assessment of recent Irish politics’Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Paschal Donohoe on a collection of scholarly, accessible essaysSat Feb 18 2017 - 04:00
Europe will be stronger if the UK remains a committed memberOpinion: Ireland has, when necessary, made different strategic choices from Britain’sThu Dec 19 2013 - 00:01
Only political insiders would mourn the passing of the SeanadOpinion: In 75 years the upper house has never acted as an effective block on any government actionThu May 23 2013 - 01:00
Plotting a path from global economic turmoil to transformationBOOK REVIEW: When Markets Collide by Mohamed El-Erian; McGraw Hill Professional; £15.99 (€17)Mon Mar 30 2009 - 01:00
Timely look at the role of democracy in an era of big businessBOOK REVIEW: SUPERCAPITALISM , by Robert Reich;Mon Jan 12 2009 - 00:00
