Monthly Archives: October 2024

Newspaper Reader comments. stephenkmacksd.com/ Oct 27, 2024 Mr. Urbans essay begins here, as if it were an actual ‘news story’ rather than just propaganda! Editor: Mr. Urban ads a new descriptor to the vocabulary of reporters : securocrats. It will … Continue reading →

Newspaper Reader follows the Brooks’ Historical pastiche! stephenkmacksd.com/ Oct 26, 2024 Editor: The first paragraphs of David Brooks’ lamentations about the approaching America Elections: I had hoped this election would be a moment of national renewal. I had hoped that … Continue reading →

Newspaper Reader. stephenkmacksd.com/ Oct 26, 2024 Plus my favorite Janan Ganesh’s personal melodrama: ‘Why it is lonely in the political center’! Newspaper Reader.

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Old Socialist comments. stephenkmacksd.com/ Oct 25, 2024 King Charles has acknowledged the “pains of the past” in an attempt to smooth over the ongoing row about reparations for Britain’s role in the slave trade. Speaking on the first full day of the Commonwealth … Continue reading →

Newspaper Reader comments. stephenkmacksd.com/ Oct 24, 2024 Headline: Macron and the dangers of ‘bluster’ diplomacy Sub-headline: Despite the many setbacks he has encountered, the French president claims to still play a key role in what he considers to be his … Continue reading →

Old Socialist speculates. stephenkmacksd.com/ Oct 24, 2024 The Reader has to wonder at the headline of this Bret Stephens political commentary, that seems to miss the very reason, the whole point of the Stephens essay: ‘There’s One Main Culprit if Donald … Continue reading →

Political Cynic on ‘The Panic Of The Elites’, Financial Times style! stephenkmacksd.com/ Oct 22, 2024 Headline: What Croesus wants from Trump Sub-headline: Rather than turning to Harris, US billionaires are again backing the man they once condemned https://www.ft.com/content/1698fc6f-fc2d-49d9-afd1-84b33367fc98 I recall … Continue reading →

Newspaper Reader comments. stephenkmacksd.com/ Oct 21, 2024 The first two paragraphs are steeped in the standard self-congratulation of Mr. Ganesh. He can’t quite get over his own cleverness, and wants The Reader to share in his self-revelation: ending in a … Continue reading →

Political Observer comments. stephenkmacksd.com/ Oct 20, 2024 Underneath the headline is this : By Erwin Chemerinsky Mr. Chemerinsky is the dean of the Berkeley School of Law at the University of California and the author of the book “No Democracy … Continue reading →