The President of Ireland released a stunning statement about the lingering impacts of colonialism

Irish President Michael D. Higginsalso known as "Miggledy" by the childrenis perhaps best known for having an awesome dog. But he's also a renowned poet, sociologist, and human rights activist. In a recent piece for The Guardian, Higgins wrote quite eloquently about the legacy of British colonialism:

It may be fruitful to consider the relationship of what has been titled and not without dissent the "European Enlightenment" within the project of imperial expansion for an understanding of how the mask of modernity has been used for cultural suppression, economic exploitation, dispossession and domination.