Commentary: John Bruton’s Ireland demonstrated how government can promote peace and prosperity

You probably didn’t get up really early on Feb. 10 to watch the livestream from Ireland of John Bruton’s funeral. You may not even know about Bruton, who served as Ireland’s prime minister from 1994 to 1997. That’s understandable. There’s a lot going in the world right now, Ireland is a small place and the 1990s were a long time ago.

But small countries can be important countries. And events 30 years ago still