Author Archives: stephenkmacksd

Where else but the Wall Street Journal, a Murdoch publication, would Neo-Conservatism’s reclusive intellectual pontiff, Francis Fukuyama be given space to opine on his own essay of 1989, ‘The End of History’? From a small essay to a intellectually bloated … Continue reading →

Mr. Leslie Gelb in his essay at the Daily Beast titled Old Flaws in Obama’s New Foreign Policy begins his piece with these four paragraphs:

It’s seems as if Mr. Beinart has not read very carefully the President’s May 28, 2014 address, nor it’s precursor, the speech of December 1, 2009, both delivered at West Point. Or more pointedly he reads them ideologically, with his … Continue reading →

David Frum in his Atlantic magazine essay titled Obama at West Point: A Foreign Policy of False Choices has this to say about the West Point address and his interpretation of how the President views his office: Obama might personally … Continue reading →

There really isn’t much here except the usual hectoring Frum Chatter. Mr. Frum gets great mileage out of reminding/lecturing the President of the political reality of a vocal opposition. But is utterly disingenuous about the nihilist Republican opposition’s destructive vendetta … Continue reading →

Read first the concluding portion of the President’s speech from 2009, and then read excepts from the 2014 address and compare not an evolution of American Imperial thought, but the tired recitation of  American Exceptionalist cliches. President Obama December 1, … Continue reading →

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/06/what-putin-wants/361622/ ‘The Axis of Evil’ was once the signature hysteria mongering calling card of Mr. Frum. Now, he and his new political ally, of the moment, Mr. Ben Judah, have a more historically relevant propaganda campaign to wage, the revival … Continue reading →

Click to access Programme_Public_EN.pdf Timothy Snyder, Leon Wieseltier,Bernard-Henri Levy were the head line acts for this propaganda fest, probably sponsored by The Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, or from Victoria Nuland’s spare change, left over from the five billion … Continue reading →

https://www.nytexaminer.com/2014/05/the-aptly-named-anne-marie-slaughter/ Five possible influences on Ms. Slaughter’s career seem evident: In the Law: in the paradigmatic figure of Holmes. Misogynist,misanthrope and committed Social Darwinist, via his reading during one of his convalescences, of Spencer’s Social Statics and Darwin’s Origin. One … Continue reading →

You might begin your exploration of the ‘Piketty Panic’ by beginning with the book itself, or short of that, you could begin with the ten part essay at the Economist posted by R.A. of London. This is really worth the … Continue reading →