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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

Episode CI of the American Political Melodrama: David Brooks on Diane Ravitch by Political Observer

Posted on July 2, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/01/opinion/01brooks.html?src=recg One of the Stars of the Aspen Ideas Festival, Mr. David Brooks, here takes aim at his latest victim Ms. Diane Ravitch, a highly respected scholar, theoretician and advocate in education and schools. He opens by giving Ms. Ravitch … Continue reading →

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Cash Is Not the Problem

Posted on July 2, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

via krugman.blogs.nytimes.com

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Posted on July 1, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

via econ.cam.ac.uk Paul Krugman on the 75th Anniversary of the General Theory.

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Will the Meek Inherit Russia by Nina L. Khrushcheva

Posted on July 1, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

http://www.project-syndicate.org/contributor/51

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United States and The International Criminal Court

Posted on June 30, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_and_the_International_Criminal_Court#

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Democracy is Coming to Ohio: 1.3 Million Voters Force Referendum to Restore Labor Rights | The Nation

Posted on June 29, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

via thenation.com

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Princeton University Press Blog » Blog Archive » Author Mark Kleiman on America’s incompetent criminal justice system

Posted on June 29, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

via press.princeton.edu

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The Return of Socialism

Posted on June 29, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

http://www.versobooks.com/blogs/605-the-return-of-socialism#

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The Political Magic of Chris Christie by the numbers

Posted on June 29, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-29/new-jersey-s-christie-loses-support-for-second-term-over-budget-slashing.html#

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David Brooks: A Lexicon to ‘Convener in Chief ‘ by Almost Marx

Posted on June 29, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/28/opinion/28brooks.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss   The latest David Brooks column titled 'Convener in Chief'' needs a set of definitions for key terms to make comprehension a real possibility: David Brooks: A full time apologist for Plutocrats,Cleptocrats,Wall Street Thieves and both wings of America's … Continue reading →

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