Monthly Archives: February 2024

Queer Atheist comments Tom Friedman’s latest essay focuses on the question of Israel’s loosing ‘acceptance’. Mr. Friedman’s attempt to impresses his readership with his world travels. And the almost hand-wringing white washing, of the Genocide practiced Netanyahu, aided by American arms and … Continue reading →

Newspaper Reader comments. Headline: Academics can no longer speak freely Sub-headline: Solving this crisis in higher education should transcend the division between the right and the left. https://www.newstatesman.com/comment/2024/02/academic-free-speech For many years, left-wing opinion-makers have told us that there is no … Continue reading →

Newspaper Reader comments. Headline: Islamophobia and antisemitism are not the same Sub-headline: Prejudice against Muslims is deplorable but it’s not bigotry to call out the Islamist threat to Jews https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/islamophobia-and-antisemitism-are-not-the-same-nxgrqvxbt Melanie’s self -willed forgetting of ‘The War On Terror’: Melanie … Continue reading →

Old Socialist comments. Mr. Sandbu has many political admirers, fellow travelers!? The International Monetary Fund, in the person of Paolo Mauro, offers this in the final paragraphs of his review of ‘The Economics of Belonging’ : … His proposed policy package pushes … Continue reading →

Using Kant’s Crocked Timber of Humanity as a starting point and this book: The above tinctured in a bit of Hegelian Prestidigitation… can a possible case be made, that Heidegger’s ‘Jewish World Conspiracy’ has been realized in the Gaza Genocide, that is taking place … Continue reading →

Political Cynic comments. Headline: How Europe should negotiate with Donald Trump Sub-headline: He is obsessed with money but his record suggests he doesn’t always drive a hard bargain https://www.ft.com/content/191ad713-f4b2-459f-8c4c-d12e1d678232 As a regular reader of The Financial Times’ ‘Ganesh Chatter’ is always … Continue reading →

Political Reporter comments. What might a New York Times columnist offer in terms of expertise on this question Policy? A four point list? Stephens offers the wise council of David Petraeus, on what should be done. David Petraeus, the retired … Continue reading →

Political Observer asks the burning question: How long before Old Money Gavin Newsom replaces Senile Old Joe? Here are the opening paragraphs Of Mr. Friedmans latest’s diatribe against Trump, and his political coterie. Yet Biden, and his Neo-Cons, are in … Continue reading →

Political Cynic comments upon a Zionist Apologetics, in thrall to 1993 Oslo Accords! The Financial Times has a ready supply of ‘writers’, to comment upon divisive issues, that must be handled by writers not connected with this newspaper? As a … Continue reading →

Political Observer comments. As a Reader of a certain age, nearing 80, I have to wonder about David Brook’s status as a New York Times Public Intellectual, born in 1961! By the 1970’s I was reading Russian Thinkers, Against the Current, Age … Continue reading →