Author Archives: stephenkmacksd

Somehow I missed this Ganesh essay. It is a cliche a ridden exercise of a kind of defense of the American Republic, that was simply swallowed whole by the imperatives of the National Security State apparatus. The F.I.S.A. Court, the … Continue reading →

This news story wasn’t the usual screeching Anti-Leftist  hysterics by Financial Times’ hireling Jude Webber, he had the help of ‘Luis Rubio of the Mexican Council on Foreign Relations, ‘Ryan Dimas, chief investment strategist at Chicago-based asset manager William Blair’ and … Continue reading →

The first paragraph of Mr. Douthat’s unrelenting attack on Justice Kennedy, begins an indictment of Kennedy for not being like Scalia. Mr. Douthat in high dungeon is compelling, in his ricocheting polemic, that almost hits its target, except Mr. Douthat’s … Continue reading →

The reader of Mr. Ganesh’s purely speculative ‘life report’ on the career of Mr. Franzen, which ends not with praise for Franzen the writer, but presents this author as an ‘anti-left crusader’, in sum, a ‘political elitist’. Not quite in … Continue reading →

The opening paragraphs of Mr. Divine’s political funeral oration for Anthony Kennedy is worthy of full quotation: The retirement of Anthony Kennedy is an obituary for conservatism in America. Kennedy’s pragmatic libertarianism — his belief in limited government, pluralism, moderation, … Continue reading →

Its no surprise that the Corporatist Press should outdo themselves in praise of Anthony Kennedy. Mr. Rosen’s credentials are stellar in the Neo-Liberal terms of Market Fetishism wedded to Academic status: Jeffrey Rosen is a contributing editor for The Atlantic. … Continue reading →

Peter Hitchens on ‘the noble failure’ of Thatcher The Milk Snatcher. The reader almost reaches the point of feeling sorry for the utterly disillusioned Mr. Hitchens! (If only Peter had the literary gifts that Christopher possessed.) Mr. Hitchens repeats, with … Continue reading →

‘ Former Democrat presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has hit out at Russian President Vladimir Putin, describing him as the leader of a “white supremacist and xenophobic movement”  which is designed to “weaken America’s traditional alliances and undermine democracy.” The former secretary of state … Continue reading →

Neo-Conservatism is about a ruthless bellicose Nationalism, and a coterie of Left Wing radicals at City College: Irving Kristol the paradigmatic case, who became bellicose Nationalists over political time.  Mr. Krauthammer was of another generation and the expounder of the … Continue reading →

Headline: The rise of a new generation of anti-Americans Sub-headline: Condemnations of the US are becoming routine — and may not end when Trump departs One can only imagine the Financial Times, of other eras,  and one of its hirelings opining … Continue reading →