Monthly Archives: July 2011

What can one lone voice of a reasoning Socialist ideologue do to ameliorate our present Economic Quandary.To raise the Debt Ceiling or not to raise the Debt Ceiling. (My apologies,the demands of Literary desperation must be served!)  One could almost … Continue reading →

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/12/opinion/12brooks.html?_r=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss   Mr. David Brooks in his latest essay, an installment in his signature series of Platonic Melodramas purporting to be about Politics, the title of which is ‘The Magic Lever: sounds almost like the title of a fairy tale, … Continue reading →

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/05/opinion/05brooks.html?src=ISMR_HP_LO_MST_FB   “The Republicans have changed American politics since they took control of the House of Representatives. They have put spending restraint and debt reduction at the top of the national agenda. They have sparked a discussion on entitlement reform. … Continue reading →

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/radicals-reactionaries-and-an-unhappy-fourth/2011/07/02/AGx3dvwH_story.html?wpisrc=nl_opinions Here is columnist Robert Samuelson with the help of Right Wing political hack Michael Barone constructing a convenient rhetorical dichotomy between Democrats in the thrall of New Deal Nostalgia, a reactionary political manifestation: “A reactionary is someone who, says … Continue reading →

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/01/opinion/01brooks.html?src=recg One of the Stars of the Aspen Ideas Festival, Mr. David Brooks, here takes aim at his latest victim Ms. Diane Ravitch, a highly respected scholar, theoretician and advocate in education and schools. He opens by giving Ms. Ravitch … Continue reading →

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via econ.cam.ac.uk Paul Krugman on the 75th Anniversary of the General Theory.

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