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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

Janan Ganesh as Madame Arcati? Political Cynic comments.

Posted on February 3, 2021 by stephenkmacksd stephenkmacksd.com/ Aug 29, 2025 Title this ‘The Enlightenment of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown’ ? Mr. Ganesh doesn’t need to dust off his Madame Arcati shtick, he uses C-Span to demonstrate that Bill Clinton’s utter … Continue reading

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Recall Henry Luce’s ‘Time Magazine’? that Gore Vidal called ‘the fictional lives of real people?’ ‘Semafor Principals’ is even more self-servingly reductive!

Political Cynic on the end of ‘reading’ replaced by ‘Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics’ ! stephenkmacksd.com/ Aug 29, 2025 Political Cynic.

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Benn Steil and Elisabeth Harding November 18, 2024 12:10 pm (EST)

stephenkmacksd.com/ Aug 29, 2025 https://www.cfr.org/blog/how-trump-can-control-fed How Trump Can Control the Fed Could President-elect Donald Trump end Fed independence on monetary policy? A legislative anomaly gives him a way. Post by Benn Steil and Elisabeth Harding November 18, 2024 12:10 pm (EST) In Barron’s last Thursday, … Continue reading

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This Week’s New Titles Buy one of our new titles and save 30% on related books from our catalogue! Verso Books 26 August 2025

Political Observer ! stephenkmacksd.com/ Aug 28, 2025 Political Observer.

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Daniel Larison is the voice of reason!

Stephen K. Mack : I have read Daniel Larison since he was writing for The American Conservative, and was eventually fired! This writer/thinker deserves your attention! stephenkmacksd.com/ Aug 28, 2025 SKM: Here is his latest essay: The Colossal ‘Snapback’ Error … Continue reading

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Bret Stephens postulates ‘Donald Trump’s Assault on Capitalism’ : Yet Trump is Capitalisms & Neo-Liberalisms Epiphany?

Reader dare to take apart this political chatter, and realize that it is’s Stephens attempt at Sturm und Drang? stephenkmacksd.com/ Aug 26, 2025 Editor: This first paragraph: Is an American Conservative consonant with a Neo-Conservative? Ask an American conservative what … Continue reading

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The Financial Times welcomes Amartya Sen?

Political Observer celebrates Amartya Sen: ‘Western leaders continue to use energy as a foreign policy tool — but are not ready to face the true consequences of sanctions tightening.’ stephenkmacksd.com/ Aug 26, 2025 Opinion Markets Insight US tariff threat over … Continue reading

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Thomas L. Friedman latest, ‘what to name it?’ Demonstrates his utter Moral/Ethical vapidity? Wedded to equvocation, in its various rhetorical registers, and wan reportorial manifestations!

Political Observer only has so much tolerance! stephenkmacksd.com/ Aug 25, 2025 Editor: The first sentence demonstartes Friedman’s utter Moral/Ethical vapidity! I will leave it to historians to debate whether Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. But what is absolutely clear … Continue reading

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Should it surprise The Reader that Adrian Karatnycky, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, and the founder of Myrmidon Group, is a Neo-Conservative?

Political Cynic. stephenkmacksd.com/ Aug 24, 2025 Political Cynic.

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The Economist employes Walter Bagehot as a dull-witted ‘Television Critic’!

Political Observer explores the available resources ! stephenkmacksd.com/ Aug 23, 2025 Headline: Britain | Bagehot What it means when Britain talks about “Bosh” A desperate political class is out of ideas https://www.economist.com/britain/2025/08/20/what-it-means-when-britain-talks-about-bosh Editor: This weak attempt at humor, wedded to a critical … Continue reading

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