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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

Douglas Murray in Conversation with Sean McMeekin.

https://manhattan.institute/event/2026-hayek-lecture stephenkmacksd.com/ Jun 18, 2026 Douglas Murray in Conversation with Sean McMeekin, Winner of the 2026 Hayek Book Prize The winner of the 22nd annual Hayek Book Prize is Sean McMeekin, for his book To Overthrow the World: The Rise and Fall … Continue reading

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Reader LOOK! this tired old rag comes in a smaller more compact package! No actual reading, just scan it and pretend, or just riff on memorised themes?

Newspaper Reader stephenkmacksd.com/ Jun 18, 2026 Newspaper Reader.

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On Bret Stephens misplaced victimhood.

Newspaper Reader. stephenkmacksd.com/ Jun 17, 2026 Bret Stephens Iran Found Trump’s Bone Spur June 16, 2026 Editor: it’s hard to make sence of Bret Stevens latest hysterical ditribe on Iran? Such is its swift and cartooish screecing about Iran, that … Continue reading

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Posted on May 27, 2017 by stephenkmacksd:

Jürgen Habermas joins the Propaganda Chorus. stephenkmacksd.com/ Jun 17, 2026 On the Political Apotheosis of Emmanuel Macron, Episode XXXIII: Jürgen Habermas joins the Propaganda Chorus. A comment by Almost Marx Posted on May 27, 2017 by stephenkmacksd Nothing quite prepares the reader for … Continue reading

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The end of the war in Iran threatens “glorious failure” for Israel

What can this puerile Headline Mean ? Political Observer on “glorious failure” ? stephenkmacksd.com/ Jun 16, 2026 This first paragraphs of the Economist Essay plays by the rules, that are discarded at moments when political actors, are not actual political … Continue reading

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Schumer ‘The Shomer’is the receiver $1,727,974 AIPAC money!

Schumer ,The Clintons & Debby Wasserman Schultz never Play Hareball, they just cash those checks! Semafor pretends that it is Politico… stephenkmacksd.com/ Jun 16, 2026

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On The Hunter Biden Political/Moral Redemption!

Michael Tomasky and Virginia Heffernan officiate! ‘Trumpism’ washes clean all former sinners? stephenkmacksd.com/ Jun 16, 2026 Political Cynic : TNR on the Hunter Biden political rehabilitaion offers no surprises ? Hunter Biden is back, seven years drug-free, and spoiling for … Continue reading

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Robert J. Shiller January 2017 JEL No. E00, E03, E30, G02, N1

Robert J. Shiller on Narrative Economics stephenkmacksd.com/ Jun 15, 2026 Robert J. Shiller January 2017 JEL No. E00, E03, E30, G02, N1 ABSTRACT This address considers the epidemiology of narratives relevant to economic fluctuations. The human brain has always been … Continue reading

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The Financial Times on the Crimes of Stanislav Carpiuc, Petro Pochynok and Roman Lavrynovych!

Newspaper Reader on the reliability of The Cold War in all its iterations! stephenkmacksd.com/ Jun 15, 2026 On the prima facie case against Stanislav Carpiuc, Petro Pochynok and Roman Lavrynovych. Mystery ‘El Money’ figure offered to pay men to set … Continue reading

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Martina Jaureguy reports on The Dirty War!

stephenkmacksd.com/ Jun 14, 2026 Forensic anthropologists identify 17 dictatorship victims in Córdoba military field The judiciary revealed the list in a press conference alongside their relatives. ‘Today, we feel free,’ one of them said Martina Jaureguy The Argentine Team of … Continue reading

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