Barack Obama

As the Trump administration continues to play its game of Chicken with reality itself, the rest of the world is waiting to see what results, if any, the recent climate change report will bring. National priorities all across the globe are…

Populism is tricky to define for what we see as a populist move here in Ireland, might not seem populist in Hungary. The term Populism is traditionally seen as a person or party who pertains to be looking out for the concerns of the…

It's Oscar's time and Leonardo DiCaprio has been robbed once more - this time of a nomination for his latest documentary, 'Before The Flood', he both starred in and produced with Fisher Stevens. DiCaprio, the UN Messenger of Peace,…

Films that deal directly with political figures are going to exist in a stasis of sorts - if they’re too critical of the individual’s politics, then one side of the divide can hurl criticism. If they’re not critical enough, the other side…

‘Race,’ President Obama said in his farewell address, ‘remains a potent and often divisive force in our society.’  ‘You never really know a person,’ he said, quoting Atticus Finch, hero of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, ‘until you…

Writers Resist Hundreds of American writers gathered on the steps of the New York public library on Sunday to form a literary protest against Trump’s inauguration. The ‘Writers Resist: Louder Together for Free Expression’ demonstration was…

This week, Joe Biden achieved peak meme status, a far right, anit-immigration party tried to launch in the Merrion, and Ricky Martin got engaged (yeah I know). Lots of people also went for a run in the dark. 'National Party' tries to…

More so than “grab ‘em by the pussy,” more so than “basket of deplorables,” more so than “nasty woman,” and more so than email scandals, the moment that seemed to seriously underline just how absurd this election cycle was came when Hillary…

Southside with You is far better than its premise suggests. Set in Chicago 1989, the film is a fictionalised re-creation of the first date between future American President Barack Obama, played by Parker Sawyers, and First Lady Michelle…

There is often a definite bias when it comes to how many of us perceive the possible results of elections. I have been guilty of assuming what’s true amongst my friends will be true for the population in general, an assumption which is…