Author Archives: stephenkmacksd

The reader just has to wonder at Mr. Luce’s tincture of Pikettyism! Not the real article but a clever pastiche? For a devotee of Neo-Liberalism to ‘think’ in a counterintuitive key? The questions ramify! Two paragraphs stand out:  This was … Continue reading →

The headline and sub-headline only hint that The Financial Times and its reporter Benedict Mander ‘report’ on ‘midterm elections after VIP vaccines scandal’ , yet the opening paragraph features Alberto Fernández ‘speeding away to safety from stone-throwing protesters during a … Continue reading →

Anti-Chinese propaganda has become ubiquitous in the Corporate Media: Headline; Australia can teach the UK a lesson in Chinese wrath Sub-headline: London may have to learn the hard way that it cannot have its cake and eat it with Beijing … Continue reading →

Headline: Joe Biden’s quietly revolutionary first 100 days Sub-headline: US president’s opening spell has been the most productive and ego-free in recent memory The headline writers looked to Mr. Luce’s ‘opening spell’ comedy, for the sub-headline. Nothing said by Luce … Continue reading →

Does the present ‘Brave New World’, in the hands of Ugly Duckling Zuckerberg, and the Larry Summer’s trained ‘Lean In’ guru Sandberg make the reader a bit uneasy, or an even more extreme emotion? ‘The Tradition of The New’ described more … Continue reading →

From the same people that brought ‘you’ George Deukmejian , Pete Wilson of Prop 187 infamy, ‘Hollywood Republicans’ who advanced the political career of another washed-up ‘actor’ Arnold. Newsom, a NeoLiberal and of Old Money with the wrong pedigree! Howard … Continue reading →

The opening paragraph of Mr. Ganesh’s latest essay is suffused with humility, of a very special kind , only realized in hindsight. This followed by his announcing that his eyes have been opened by his realization, and in this political … Continue reading →

Never fear the Technocrats praised, in fact enshrined, by Walter Lippmann are now in control of the whole of politics, as practiced around the world. For reference see the opening page of Karen Horn’s review of ‘The Walter Lippmann Colloquium: … Continue reading →

Robert Irwin ‘reviews’ Timothy Brennan’s book ‘Places of Mind: A Life of Edward Said’ Title :Flawed secular saint Subtitle: The errors of Edward Said Timothy Brennan evidently knew Edward Said very well and has conducted numerous interviews with others who … Continue reading →

How did this explanation of its funders, posted at Freedom House’s website, escape the attention of Mr. Ganesh? Freedom House currently has fourteen offices and conducts programs in over thirty countries in all regions of the world. Primary funding for … Continue reading →