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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

@FT : Victim killed in Manchester synagogue attack was shot by police.

Posted on October 9, 2025 by stephenkmacksd

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Reader recall that ‘Eurozine ‘was the propoganda arm of the 2014 Ukainian coup?

Posted on October 9, 2025 by stephenkmacksd

Political Observer defends Historical Memory! stephenkmacksd.com/ Oct 02, 2025 Reader recall that ‘Eurozine ‘was the propoganda arm of the 2014 Ukainian coup! Political Observer defends Historical Memory! stephenkmacksd.com/ Mar 05, 2025 The present day Apologists for the 2014 Ukraian Coup … Continue reading →

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America’s Self-Appointed Lawyer Jonathan Turley in `in high dudgeon’ over ( Reader fill in the blank!)

Posted on October 9, 2025 by stephenkmacksd

Political Dissident comments. stephenkmacksd.com/ Oct 02, 2025 Editor: Jonathan Turley besides aspiring to be America’s Lawyer, now dons the vestments of a latter day Cotton Mather! These paragraphs are indicative of moral/political conformity adopted by the Zionist Cadre, and it’s … Continue reading →

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Reader I can’t quite break my habit of thinking about & critiquing Janan Ganesh, in his many iterations!

Posted on October 9, 2025 by stephenkmacksd

Political Observer and my other critical guises ! stephenkmacksd.com/ Oct 01, 2025 Reader I can’t quite break my habit of critiquing Ganesh… Yet I am unable to break the ban, that FT has imposed upon me, to be again a … Continue reading →

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Newspaper Reader wonders about how many Computer & AI systems security experts The Economist employs ? Edward Bernays provides much needed counterpoint!

Posted on October 1, 2025 by stephenkmacksd

stephenkmacksd.com/ Sep 30, 2025 Science & technology | Computer security Why AI systems may never be secure, and what to do about it A “lethal trifecta” of conditions opens them to abuse https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2025/09/22/why-ai-systems-may-never-be-secure-and-what-to-do-about-it Editor: Here is where ‘The Economist Experts’ explaine the problems, … Continue reading →

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Steven Pinker chatters about Charlie Kirk in @NYT !

Posted on September 30, 2025 by stephenkmacksd

Newspaper Reader. stephenkmacksd.com/ Sep 30, 2025 Editor: I will selectively quote from Mr. Pinker’s 1730 word ‘essay’, but first I will quote from portions of James McGilvray essay. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-137-32021-6_7 6 Chomsky versus Pinker on Human Nature and Politics James McGilvray … Continue reading →

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George Galloway ‘held for nine hours’ at airport by counter terror police Reports said he had returned to the UK from Moscow via Abu Dhabi. George Lithgow Sunday 28 September 2025 15:1

Posted on September 30, 2025 by stephenkmacksd

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The Apologists for The Gaza Genocide declare: ‘To Be Worthy of Standing Before God’ means what?

Posted on September 30, 2025 by stephenkmacksd

Queer Atheist on ‘Karl Barth A Life in Conflict, by Prof Christiane Tietz &Dr Victoria J. Barnett’ & Justification: ‘The Doctrine of Karl Barth and a Catholic Reflection’ .Hans Kung. stephenkmacksd.com/ Sep 28, 2025 The Free Press Things Worth Remembering: … Continue reading →

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Reader think of Suzy Weiss nostalgia for the ‘Sorority Girl’ as a tribute to ‘Mr. Belvedere Goes to College’ of 1949?

Posted on September 27, 2025 by stephenkmacksd

The excumation of usable pasts, (‘Sorority Girl’) to serve the political present, is valuable tool of the ‘The Straussian Moment’! stephenkmacksd.com/ Sep 27, 2025 By Suzy Weiss It was slightly embarrassing to be in Greek life when I was at … Continue reading →

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On the ersatz Political Theology of David Brooks. & the valorization of Charlie Kirk!

Posted on September 27, 2025 by stephenkmacksd

Queer Atheist on the New York Times and Political Conformity at any cost! stephenkmacksd.com/ Sep 26, 2025 Editor: Mr. Brooks column of Sept. 25, 2025 provides a ‘Political Theology’, in five paragraphs! I’ve placed in italics some of the key points, … Continue reading →

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