Elon Musk is just the latest in a long line of insecure billionaires
Paul Krugman: Are the very rich pettier than the rest of us? On average, probably yes
Paul Krugman: Are the very rich pettier than the rest of us? On average, probably yes
Patrick Freyne: Eating with the Enemy is a televisual response to our endless opinionising
The scary gulf between Fauci and Trump has life-or-death consequences for Americans
Kicker has a symbol associated with a right-wing militia on his left arm
A UCD professor sparked controversy when he claimed top students from affluent backgrounds do better due to genetics. We asked experts for their views
It is a decade since the flanker inspired Leinster to a first Heineken Cup triumph
Review: Too many asides and extended punch-ups drag this past the two-hour mark
Kenyan has us believing in the impossible again – the sub-two-hour marathon
Reviled director to film reviled libertarian hero’s novel. This is a bad idea
Financial sector concerned at measures that hit high-tax states
From The Flintstones to He-Man and Top Cat, kids’ animation has a lot to teach us
Women have traditionally fared poorly in the profession – but are things changing?
If Clinton wins we all go to hell in a hand basket
New House of Representatives Speaker vows not to work with Obama on immigration fix
The children of a New York family pick up the pieces of a selfish adult world
The singer’s silence amplifies the mystery behind the song that made her a star, now the subject of a book of the same name, writes Karl Whitney
The US isn’t exactly booming but it looks great compared with Europe
Opinion: those whose doctrines failed reality test refuse to admit error, let alone learn
You’re not in school any more – this is the start of your independent adult life and on the way you’ll find out who you are but also make countless mistakes. How can you maximise your time at third level?
Is libertarian economics at all realistic?The answer is no
Conservative delusions about inflation hint at a much larger rejection of fact-based thinking
Toxic mix of ideology and anti-intellectualism makes rational action on climate so hard
In broader European and American literature, it is easier to find genuine marriages of philosophy and fiction
Opinion: rancher Cliven Bundy’s racist ranting has given American conservatives an easy out
Technology provided by Spritz is aiming to help readers make more of their limited time
Opinion: Nothing cheers one up quite so much as feeling contempt for the ignorant
Ray Bradbury’s great dystopian vision is 60. Thankfully the book-burning world it depicts has not yet come to pass, so we can still read it and other dark visions
Being in college means being in the know about all things music, art, film, food and politics, so here’s a cheatsheet to start you off
The free-market apostle’s economics are too nuanced and realistic for the modern right
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices