Monthly Archives: March 2015

On the Netanyahu address by Political Observer

Posted on March 4, 2015 by stephenkmacksd

One can only marvel at an utterly obsequious Congress in it’s kowtowing to Mr, Netanyahu. See Daniel Larison’s essay at The American Conservative for a withering evaluation of that herd of independent minds: http://www.theamericanconservative.com/larison/the-disgraceful-spectacle-in-congress/ The Hill reports that 56 Democratic … Continue reading →

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Mr. Luce on Garcia vs Emanuel, an observation by Political Skeptic

Posted on March 3, 2015 by stephenkmacksd

Title Mr. Luce’s essay A Maladroit Apology for Neo-Liberalism with Mayor Emanuel as the main character, seeking to overcome the Neo-Marxist Syriza stand-in Mr Garcia. Some American Political Melodramas have been built on lesser foundations, many of them authored by … Continue reading →

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Mr. Guriev on the Nemtsov murder: An essay by Political Observer

Posted on March 2, 2015 by stephenkmacksd

Mr.Sergei Guriev presents his case on the Nemtsov murder with a simulacrum of eloquence, but it is easy to see the propaganda triumph of the catechism of the New Cold War in his essay. In the fact that conspiracy theory, … Continue reading →

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Putinology, Kremlinology, the Ukranian Coup and the murder of Nemtsov : a speculation by Political Skeptic

Posted on March 1, 2015 by stephenkmacksd

Putinology has replaced the Kremlinology of the Old Cold War, and it is just as unreliable: Strobe Talbott at Brookings is an experienced practitioner of those black arts, old and new! This political theology is framed in the shopworn vocabulary … Continue reading →

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