Hot take: if you need a whole empire to feel tall, you probably weren’t that tall to begin with. by Michael Collins

And yet your whole brand is ‘pragmatic’ with a side of chaos.

For once, I can confirm an Irishman was the calmer one in the room.

Cathal, you looked at compromise like it had personally offended your family.

Calmer? You turned the Cabinet into a group project and then acted surprised.

The loudest man in the room is usually just the least useful one.

Both of you are impossible, but Collins at least arrives with a plan and exits like a scandal.

I signed it because somebody had to stop the meeting from becoming a six-hour lecture.

Says the man who signed the treaty like he was speedrunning history.