Monthly Archives: August 2017

Headline: Emmanuel Macron’s hopes of a grand euro bargain are misplaced Sub-headline: French president risks undermining his programme for economic reform at home That ‘economic reform’ of France was even  the subject of Mr. Bret Stephens’ May 5, 2017 essay, … Continue reading →

The reader can always count on The Atlantic to provide what? The hand wringing chatter of Neo-Con David Frum, as he passes himself off as ‘Wise Republican Elder’? That position is  already occupied by porcine Newt Gingrich, from his perch … Continue reading →

When I was growing up, in Lynwood, California, Watts on one side, Compton and  Long Beach just south, and to the east Downey. My younger brother Philip and I would mow the lawn, take out the trash, and sweep up … Continue reading →

The regular reader of feuilletonist Janan Ganesh is offered more book chat, as bookend to his essay of August 14,2017 ? Headline: What the summer book choices of the elites reveal about politics Sub-headline:  Three titles dominate and, if you … Continue reading →

@AB thank you for your comment. ‘Just because you religiously reference old FT articles like you’re writing a Family Guy episode doesn’t make you sophisticated.’ Yes, I do reference old FT articles. Religiously, no! The reason is obvious, I am … Continue reading →

Mr. Stephens can’t resist the continuing temptation of baiting the readership of the New York Times. To that reader, Obama plays the role of ‘Liberal’, rather than what he is politically, a Neo-Liberal i.e. a New Democrat. In sum, Obama … Continue reading →

Compare Judge Wally Yeung’ comments on the Wong, Law and Chow case : Judge Wally Yeung said the case was the “best example” of an “unhealthy trend” in which some youngsters had “casually destroyed public order” in the name of … Continue reading →

This reader found Mr. Luce’s latest essay to be awash in Trump Hysterics, that reads in part like a denial of responsibility. In sum, the Neo-Liberals, whose Utopianism has collapsed, just as its theology of The Self-Correcting Market has proven … Continue reading →

My comment on  Mr. Rachman’s latest essay  has been removed from the comments section of The Financial Times. https://www.ft.com/content/308e0f90-80ce-11e7-94e2-c5b903247afd My ‘crime against FT decorum’ comparing Mr. Rachman to Rip Van Winkle! Not to speak of my comparing Trump to Reagan. … Continue reading →

Headline: America is now a dangerous nation Sub-headline: The president may exploit an overseas conflict to distract from problems at home Caption under a photograph of Donald Trump: Donald Trump is offering the very opposite of the steady, predictable and calm … Continue reading →