Author Archives: stephenkmacksd

Old Socialist on the very elastic political standards of Jonathan Freedland & Fellow Travelers! stephenkmacksd.com/ Jul 13, 2025 Headline: We’re becoming inured to Trump’s outbursts – but when he goes quiet, we need to be worried Sub-headline: Across the US, … Continue reading →

Political Observer on the value of truth telling! stephenkmacksd.com/ Jul 13, 2025 As the crucial election looms in Greece later this month, newspapers have been full of pictures of demonstrations (or riots) in Athens. But there is another image hovering … Continue reading →

Political Observer’s Historical Recollections, of the once ascendant Micklethwait & Wooldridge! stephenkmacksd.com/ Jul 12, 2025 This reader just has to recall those ‘Best-Seelers’ authored by Micklethwait & Wooldridge. These books were the measuring device of the toxin of Neo-Liberalism , … Continue reading →

Political Dissident comments at lenkth! stephenkmacksd.com/ Jul 11, 2025 Editor: Mr. Adam Liptack: @NYT, in the person of @adamliptak takes aim at Ketanji Brown Jackson! stephenkmacksd.com/ Jul 08, 2025 Editor: The first paragraphs of Adam Liptak scolding chatter? Steeped in … Continue reading →

Political Observer: the Nuremberg and Tokyo Tribunals after WWII rendered moot? stephenkmacksd.com/ Jul 10, 2025 The fact that the whole American political class is now the captive of AIPAC and Adelson money are facts! A selective report gathered from Le … Continue reading →

Old Socialist comments. stephenkmacksd.com/ Jul 09, 2025 Mr. Tomasky’s potted history of the dismal failure ‘Third Party Candiates’ in American Elections, is about the Self-Rescue Project of The New Democrats, still led by the Clinton ménage. Hillary Clinton could not win an … Continue reading →

Old Socialist comments. stephenkmacksd.com/ Jul 08, 2025 Title: Desides the insults reservered for Greta Thunberg, Zohran Mamdani and Tucker Carlson, Bret Stephens in not a man of wit nor sensibility! Editor: I’ll begin my comentary at this point in Stephens … Continue reading →

stephenkmacksd.com/ Jul 08, 2025 Editor: The first paragraphs of Adam Liptak scolding chatter? Steeped in animus toward the newist member of the Court, is unsurprising, this is The New York Times! Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote just five majority opinions … Continue reading →

stephenkmacksd.com/ Jul 06, 2025 Katzenbach, 383 U. S., at 328 and 329 etc. Opinion and Dissent Posted on June 27, 2013 by stephenkmacksd “Coverage today is based on decades-old data and eradicated practices. The formula captures States by reference to literacy tests and … Continue reading →

The Time’s is the voice of another time and place, long dead! Political Observer comments. stephenkmacksd.com/ Jul 04, 2025 Headline: MPs like Corbyn won’t be prosecuted for Palestine Action support Sub-headline: The former Labour leader and fellow PA advocates such … Continue reading →