Monthly Archives: January 2022

Political Realist… A brief review of Mr. Ignatieff’s political/moral evolution, adds what is missing from Hermione Lee’s fawning commentary: Mr. Mr. Ignatieff’s fawning 1995 interview with Isaiah Berlin: As I watched Berlin seems to mumble, as Ignatieff engages in his … Continue reading →

Almost Marx yawns… In the Times: Headline: Marine Le Pen’s niece may switch allegiance to Éric Zemmour Marine Le Pen, the leader of the hardline National Rally, has spoken of feeling “brutal, violent” hurt after her niece signalled she was … Continue reading →

Due to my laziness, I have failed to post to my Word Press blog for sometime, and the fact that I also post to my Substack Account, has made me complacent, mea culpa! Please see my Substack account for those … Continue reading →

Political Observer comments. A possible historical framing of the comments by Jens Stoltenberg, must embrace the American withdrawal from Afghanistan, and the looming catastrophe of famine, as a consequence of American Imperial fatigue, or is it disenchantment? The the modulated bellicosity … Continue reading →

Political Observer comments. How telling that in America the novel and film version of the Robert Harris’ book ‘Munich’ has attracted no real attention, that I am aware of! A symptom of American insularity… it is available on NETFLIX. I … Continue reading →

Old Socialist … The placement of an essay about the Homeless Crisis published under the rubric of ‘Opinion Life & Arts’ is about a self-serving diminution, on the pressing question of Homelessness. Add to this the headline and sub-headline: Headline: Why homelessness … Continue reading →

A Report from Political Observer. After yesterday’s Gideon Rachman column, January 3, 2022 : Headline: Putin’s attempt to control the past follows the Xi model Sub-headline: The censorship of history in both countries is an essential part of domestic repression … Continue reading →

Old Socialist comments. Just the first paragraph of this essay proves to be instructive to The Critical Reader’: Something has gone very wrong with Western liberalism. At its heart classical liberalism believes human progress is brought about by debate and … Continue reading →