PinnedConor KilkellyOn Dependency: How The Free Market Chains SocietyJust wanted to say thanks. There’s a phrase that seems paradoxical. The “just” makes it, the giving thanks, seem small. Gratitude always…7 min read·Jul 22, 2021--1--1
PinnedConor KilkellyCitizens’ Assembly: True Democracy, Conservative & Progressive Political ChangeHow 100 Regular People Could Vastly Improve Politics7 min read·Dec 11, 2020----
Conor KilkellyCreative Call To ArmsTaste is incredibly rare, while ignorance and idiocy are wholly abundant.2 min read·Jun 2, 2021----
Conor KilkellyThe Story of Socrates: Finding Wisdom in IgnoranceAthens of old was a melting pot of new ideas, emerging from the minds of many philosophers who walked the ancient city’s cobbled streets…10 min read·Mar 16, 2021----
Conor KilkellyIf Brexit Was a Legal CaseIf Brexit was a legal case, there would be no Brexit.2 min read·Sep 6, 2020----
Conor Kilkelly“Cops Walked Up & Shot Jessie Down” —Blind Willie McTell’s Song For Our Times1920’s Bluesman, Blind Willie McTell’s “Dyin’ Crapshooters Blues” is one of my favourite songs ever written. I like it for it’s macabre…3 min read·Aug 27, 2020----
Conor KilkellyShould Artists Suffer For Their Art?Ireland just introduced a new dole, a social welfare for unemployed artists. It’s 200 euro a week, in your pocket, no questions asked…6 min read·Jul 18, 2019----
Conor KilkellyThe Impact of Music on EmotionWithout a word of French, somehow I still dither on the brink of complete blubbering mess every time I listen to Jacque Brel’s “ne me…4 min read·Nov 11, 2018----
Conor KilkellyThe Five Stages of Hearing LossJoining a rock band when you’re eleven plays havoc with your ears in the long run… evidently. After countless sessions, wherein my fellow…4 min read·Nov 6, 2018----
Conor KilkellyKurfürstenstraße: Living in Berlin’s Red Light DistrictIt was a sweltering May morning, and I was ten minutes early for my 10am flat interview. Quite pleased with the fact I’d managed to find…2 min read·Sep 17, 2018----
