Michael Harding

Feb 18, 2025 | lawliberty.org | Nietzsche. He co-edited |William Batchelder |Michael Harding |James Patterson

with William G. Batchelder  &  Michael P. Harding, hosted by James M. Patterson Philip Rieff adopted the categories and language of Freud, but reinterpreted them in a way that supported culture and the moral life. Batchelder and Harding have edited a new volume of essays on Rieff, who they argue is a key thinker for any attempt to diagnose late modern cultural life. They join host James Patterson to discuss Rieff, Martin Luther King Jr., Susan Sontag, and unimaginable depravities.

Jan 8, 2025 | irishtimes.com | Michael Harding

The First Fortnight Festival happens between January 4th-18th, featuring various events that challenge mental health prejudice through arts and cultural action. They say that January can be a month of melancholy and depression after the compulsive jollity of the Christmas season, so it’s a good time to focus on the subject. Fifteen years ago, my own mental health went into a wobble. I ended up in the bedroom with the curtains closed.

Jan 2, 2025 | irishtimes.com | Michael Harding

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Dec 19, 2024 | irishtimes.com | Michael Harding

A young poet arrived at the door on election day, with a woman from Donegal known for her sweet singing voice, and an infant which she carried like an icon. I wondered were they canvassing but he said they were just wandering around looking for holly. “You might as well come in,” I suggested, and they did; him and the singer and the infant, and I felt obliged to offer them food.

Dec 12, 2024 | irishtimes.com | Michael Harding

I was in hospital last week visiting the General, who had broken his leg. I parked near the centre of town, and picked up a box of chocolates on the way. The streets were glittery and crowded with families looking for children’s toys and Christmas crackers. An elderly man stood ahead of me at the checkout in Tesco with very little in his basket. It took him ages to pay for his items with cash. And I felt sorry for him as he packed his few things into the plastic bag and struggled out into the rain.