Author Archives: stephenkmacksd

Headline: The Democrats are badly in need of a messiah Sub-headline: Few of the candidates show signs of winning the hearts of a party that likes to fall in love Where to begin on this thick slice of political Velveeta? This … Continue reading →

Mr. Rachman signals, with his reference to his conversation with Fyodor Lukyanov in Moscow, as the reification of his status as well traveled ‘expert’ . The subject of Lukyanov’s contemptuous laughter is Boris’ notion of a “liberal Brexit”. Mr. Rachman’s … Continue reading →

Here in all its breathless detail is a report on Mr. Ferguson’s election night. The reader can read for herself all the … The defeat of the political monster Corbyn, and the victory of Posh Boy Boris in chronicled, in … Continue reading →

Andy’s Daddy Worship began with the Church, and later expressed itself  as worship of The Iron Lady, with her off-brand Chanel and her lacquered hair, that resembled a medieval helmet. Her ‘there is no such thing as Society’ was her … Continue reading →

To refresh the readers memory, here are three examples of the Anti-Corbyn propaganda from the British Press. The first is from The Economist that uses a Soviet Socialist Realist painting of Lenin, with the face of Corbyn superimposed over the … Continue reading →

The copy of ‘Anti-Piketty’ arrived in the post of yesterday. I had ordered both ‘After Piketty’ and ‘Anti-Piketty’ in order to read both books in tandem, or essay by essay, that shared the same themes, concerns, criticisms/praise. Just paging through … Continue reading →

In the TLS of November 29,2019, that just arrived in the post yesterday in San Diego , California: I found the list of contributors to  ‘The Books of the Year’ a bit thin, as most of the writers I most … Continue reading →

Niall Ferguson repeats the stale Party Line of the failing alliance between the Neo-Liberals and the Neo-Conservatives ! ‘Deadlocked Democracy’ is his political extemporizing on this theme. This has become the momentary article of faith for the editors of The … Continue reading →

Noo Saro-Wiwa reports on the interview of Hillary Clinton, and her daughter Chelsea, conducted by Mary Beard on November 10, 2019. The discussion focuses upon their book,The Book of Gutsy Women: Favorite Stories of Courage and Resilience’.  Saro-Wiwa follows the … Continue reading →