Author Archives: stephenkmacksd

There is nothing in Mr. Ganesh’s essay of real note except the lingering mephitic aroma of Kavanaugh pseudo-apologetics. The Democrats and their attempt to impugn the integrity of Party Boy Kavanaugh. Who has an uncanny resemblance to Bush The Younger, … Continue reading →

Is there a more self-serving, mendacious political/civic actors than lawyers,in or out of Judicial robes? What citizen, a presiding judge,  declares to his civic equals that the American Law Court is above Morality, as if it were a trivial matter? … Continue reading →

Reading Andy Divine’s review of four books on Trump at the TLS is experiencing him in a more rational key. His political hysterics sometimes muted, and sometimes argued at a frenetic pace, hint at paranoia. As this review is quite … Continue reading →

In the third paragraph of Mr. Ganesh’s recent essay, call it puzzling or just his usual  pretentious chatter?  he demonstrates that the broad brush approach to history is  ill fated, at best. Or more pointedly that the feuilleton form, a … Continue reading →

Headline: David Frum: The Republican Party Needs to Embrace  Liberal Values Sub-headline: Classical liberal values have disappeared from the right and are now disappearing from the left. Someone needs to adopt them. Why not the GOP? David Frum like the ‘good’ … Continue reading →

Headline: Mauricio Macri’s failure to plan has put Argentina in a tight spot Sub-headline: Discontent will grow as the government tries to meet the terms of its IMF bailout Here is one of the key sentences in Mr. Kerner opinion … Continue reading →

Oh, Andy! your essay of September 28, 2018  was worth the wait! On the continuing Kavanaugh Nightmare.  Andy assumes the role of the natural successor to Agnes Nixon, the great chronicler of American Life, on Day-Time Television. Andy discards his … Continue reading →

The only ‘Moderate Republican’ that this newspaper could produce, on short notice, is Corporatist Christine Todd Whitman? ‘Whitman is also co-chair of the CASEnergy Coalition, and in 2007, voiced support for a stronger future role of nuclear power in the … Continue reading →

Mr. Luce, from your column of today: Headline The deluge of vitriol swamping American politics Sub-headline: The constitution has become a plaything of two increasingly venomous parties … In practice, the US system is dissolving in vitriol. The constitution was … Continue reading →