Monthly Archives: March 2026

Newspaper Reader, and other possible guises! stephenkmacksd.com/ Mar 16, 2026 Editor: Reader here is a collection on my comments on Mr. Luce’s comments over time! https://www.ft.com/content/f69b4b68-55d0-11e7-9fed-c19e2700005f … Political Reporter riffs on a theme from Edward Luce Posted on February 27, 2017 by stephenkmacksd … Continue reading →

Political Observer. stephenkmacksd.com/ Mar 15, 2026 The reader need only look to this Esquire magazine issue of 1967 to find the precurosor of the the near adoration of the Kennedy family. Gore Vidal’s ‘The Holy Family’ was, and is, revelatory … Continue reading →

Newspaper Reader: Jeremy Waldron’ superb commentary and replies to The New York Review of October 9, 2014 & October 23, 2014 issues are worth the reader attention and contemplation! stephenkmacksd.com/ Mar 15, 2026 Triumph of the Nudge By Corey Robin on 03.14.26 … Continue reading →

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/13/donald-trump-iran-war-total-disaster stephenkmacksd.com/ Mar 14, 2026 Newspaper Reader: What are Trumps confused reasons? What are Freedland’s political reasons? Jonathan Freedland since his defaming of Jeremy Corbyn, with help from other Zionists Hysterics, he now carefilly frames his latest comment on the … Continue reading →

Newspaper Reader. stephenkmacksd.com/ Mar 13, 2026 Adam Smith Is Still the GOAT After 250 Years By Clive Crook March 12, 2026 at 3:30 AM PDT https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-12/adam-smith-is-still-the-goat-economist-after-250-years?srnd=phx-opinion … This reading completely misunderstands Smith’s thinking, as the economist Ronald Coase explained 50 years … Continue reading →

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Newspaper Reader. stephenkmacksd.com/ Mar 10, 2026 The most famous query in the history of modern warfare came from David Petraeus, then a major general, in an interview with Rick Atkinson, then a reporter, during the initial assault on Iraq: “Tell me … Continue reading →

Newspaper Reader. stephenkmacksd.com/ Mar 10, 2026 Middle East & Africa | On their guard Should the Gulf states join attacks on Iran? A lack of trust in America and Israel, internal divisions and the risk of domestic strife all hamper a … Continue reading →

Newspaper Reader. stephenkmacksd.com/ Mar 09, 2026 The Poisoning of Tehran The U.S. and Israel are inflicting monstrous collective punishment on one of the largest cities in the world in a war they started. Daniel Larison Mar 9 READ IN APP … Continue reading →