Monthly Archives: January 2019

  Headline:Trump’s shutdown forfeit exposes weakness of populism Sub-headline: If their livelihoods are compromised, expect voters to look for an escape Its always a challenge to read Mr. Ganesh’s cultivated myopia about American politics. Or should I call it Political … Continue reading →

Mr Ferguson has the annoying habit of inventing neologisms, like the utterly forgotten  ‘Chimerica’ and now ’emocracy’ as serviceable description of reality, that is more about reinforcing ideology,than the purported ‘reality’ he attempts to describe. This ’emocracy’ is the invention … Continue reading →

The world of the Foreign Policy Technocrat is more like the Vatican, than the Think Tank or the Academy where these failed  ‘experts’ proliferate . Mr. Fitzsimmon’s latest pronouncement in the ‘American Interest’ demonstrates that the employees and academic hangers … Continue reading →

Headline: France’s richest gain most from Emmanuel Macron’s tax reforms Sub-headline: Figures reinforce perception that French president favours the well-off and fuel calls for wealth tax https://www.ft.com/content/728cc752-1e7e-11e9-b126-46fc3ad87c65 Macron is  ether a clueless Technocrat fired by a ‘Reforming Zeal’, the master … Continue reading →

Approaching Mr. David  Runciman’s essay published by The Times Literary Supplement on January 11, 2019, I have some thoughts, aided by other writes, who offer valuable insights into Popper’s thought/writings in general and specific ways. Headline: Closed Minds Sub-headline: The … Continue reading →

@onomasticator It is a moral challenge riding herd on all the apostates on this comments section! I being one of those ‘undesirables’ . Your polemic is impressive, in its way, yet your faith in the morally upright Mr. Mueller reminds … Continue reading →

Headline:President Trump Directed His Attorney Michael Cohen To Lie To Congress About The Moscow Tower Project Sub-headline:Trump received 10 personal updates from Michael Cohen and encouraged a planned meeting with Vladimir Putin. BuzzFeedNews’ ‘report’ from two anonymous ‘federal law enforcement … Continue reading →

Headline: Time for America to embrace the class struggle Sub-headline: This faultline feels less fraught than rifts over race, gender and sexuality Mr. Ganesh spends most of his essay chattering about ‘Identity Politics’ in its various iterations of Left and … Continue reading →

Mueller has indited Russians who cannot be tried in any American Court, and he won’t be conducting any Show Trials in absentia. A poor investment of his fraudulent prestige, of time and absent any self-serving propaganda potential, not to speak … Continue reading →

Mr. Ganesh, in this essay, is back where he belongs, as feuilletonist. On the dissolute M. Houellebecq read this interview by Angelique Chrisafis from 2015: Headline: Interview: Michel Houellebecq: ‘Am I Islamophobic? Probably, yes’ Sub-headline: Michel Houellebecq is the ageing enfant … Continue reading →