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Rootless cosmopolitan,down at heels intellectual;would be writer. 'Polemic is a discourse of conflict, whose effect depends on a delicate balance between the requirements of truth and the enticements of anger, the duty to argue and the zest to inflame. Its rhetoric allows, even enforces, a certain figurative licence. Like epitaphs in Johnson’s adage, it is not under oath.' https://www.lrb.co.uk/v15/n20/perry-anderson/diary

Nicholas Kristof, of the NYT, is a fellow traveler or worst? Nancy Jacobson for the Persecution!

Posted on May 16, 2026 by stephenkmacksd

With the Gaza Genocide, and its political corrilary of the Genocide in Lebinon, Nancy Jacobson political loyalties are explored below. Political Observer comments. stephenkmacksd.com/ May 16, 2026 Nicholas Kristof and the Collapse of Journalistic Standards COMMENTARY By Nancy Jacobson How can … Continue reading →

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Starmer’s Resignation Is Not Enough By Jeremy Corbyn Facing the end of his tenure, the Prime Minister claims he ‘got the big political decisions right’. His refusal to face up to his disastrous record

Posted on May 16, 2026 by stephenkmacksd

stephenkmacksd.com/ May 16, 2026 In a last-ditch attempt to save his dying leadership, Keir Starmer had a message for millions of people who are sick and tired of soaring rents, rising bills and endless war: it’s not that bad. ‘Like … Continue reading →

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Cyril Connolly: October 23, 1985

Posted on May 15, 2026 by stephenkmacksd

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On the Self-serving Toxic Myth of Jewish Victimhood! Both the Gaza Genocide & Lebanese Genocide are inelutable facts of Netanyahu’s continuing crimes!

Posted on May 15, 2026 by stephenkmacksd

Newspaper Reader. stephenkmacksd.com/ May 14, 2026 Editor: What can the reader of this latest political histeria of a reification of Jewish Victimhood! While the crimes of Gaza Genocide, and its political corilary of the Lebanon Genocide, are the proof that … Continue reading →

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Reader compair and comstrast Ethen Croft’s tepid comentary, with James Heale’s political/literary panache!

Posted on May 15, 2026 by stephenkmacksd

Newspaper Reader awards the “the crown” to the James Heale! stephenkmacksd.com/ May 14, 2026 Ethan Croft Good morning. In the narrow window of time set by us excitable lobby journalists, the push to topple Keir Starmer failed when the sun … Continue reading →

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The Economist political mendacity relies upon the information below to demonstrate the failure of Zelensky, The Economist & the EU?

Posted on May 15, 2026 by stephenkmacksd

Newspaper Reader. stephenkmacksd.com/ May 11, 2026 Europe | Turning the tide of war Russia is stumbling on the battlefield As casualties soar in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin looks ever more beleaguered at home … Rubbing in the insult Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, … Continue reading →

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The New Statesman’s Ethan Croft tepid chatter about Starmer and his hoped for ‘rhetorical fire in his belly’ …

Posted on May 15, 2026 by stephenkmacksd

Newspaper Reader. stephenkmacksd.com/ May 11, 2026 Morning Call: The edge of destruction Starmer’s fate hinges on one speech and one disgruntled backbench MP Ethan Croft and The New Statesman May 11 Good morning. Keir Starmer will try to save his political career … Continue reading →

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‘Better than the Stars’, my 1978 radio portrait of F. P. Ramsey, streamable from http://sms.csx.cam.ac.uk/media/20145.

Posted on May 15, 2026 by stephenkmacksd

stephenkmacksd.com/ May 10, 2026 This article. published in Philosophy 70 (1995), 243-62 and reproduced here by permission of the Editor, is derived from (but not a transcript of) ‘Better than the Stars’, my 1978 radio portrait of F. P. Ramsey, … Continue reading →

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The Economist 5/10/2026!

Posted on May 15, 2026 by stephenkmacksd

The Cold War Keeps Re-Einveting Itself! stephenkmacksd.com/ May 10, 2026

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Robert Colvile uses the inflection point of ‘October 7 attacks’ in his latest essay: ‘playing to extremes wins votes’

Posted on May 15, 2026 by stephenkmacksd

Newspaper Reader. May 10, 2026 Headline: We’re entering a sectarian age — playing to extremes wins votes Sub-headline: A Green Party activist who responded to a solemn post commemorating the victims of the October 7 attacks with a laughter emoji has … Continue reading →

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