Martin O'Reilly
Martin O'Reilly is a freelance writer on politics, culture and bioethics. He tweets at @oreil_m
The new Irish hate speech law will do more harm than good
New legislation endangers liberty and will not address political division
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Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Fell for it again
Britain’s pro-development enthusiasts mistook fantasy politics for the real thing — and are now paying the price.
What does it mean to be free?
Women are caught between different experiences of freedom and loss
We’ve had enough agitslop
British TV drama has become an embarrassing display of liberal neuroses
From an entitlement state to an investment state
How to achieve a pro-social and pro-market economy
Reform’s man in Makerfield
An interview with Rob Kenyon about online controversies and national priorities
Why a wealth tax would fail
Wealth taxes have been tested in various countries and have been abandoned for very good reasons
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
American crusades
Populism is susceptible to foreign lobbies and crusading delusions
The fog of facts
As elections approach, voters are forced to navigate a swamp of spin, distortion, and inaccessible data.
