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Philosophical Apprentice comments. stephenkmacksd.com/ Jul 05, 2025 I purchased ‘The Poetry of Friedrich Nietzsche’ what seemed like decades ago, from a Oxford University Press book sale. I had read Rudiger Safranski’s Philosophical Biography of Nietzsche, well before reading about Nietzsche’s poetry. Some … Continue reading →

Political Observer comments. stephenkmacksd.com/ Jul 04, 2025 If Capitalism is represented by an ‘investor’, Peter Thiel, what might that say about the state of Capitalism? The Peddler of the 21st Century, Jeff Bezos, employees thousands in his chain of warehouses, and its … Continue reading →

Political Observer. stephenkmacksd.com/ Jul 04, 2025 Malcolm Ferguson/ July 3, 2025/9:15 a.m. ET Share This Story Hakeem Jeffries Speaks for Six Hours as He Delays Trump Budget The House minority leader has been spe aking for more than six hours … 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 →

Political Observer comments. stephenkmacksd.com/ Jul 03, 2025 Editor: the final paragraphs of Mr. Stephens essay are indictive of Stephen’s usual attempt at carefully side-stepping the Gaza Genocide, via in an ersatz compassion. This is all by his recollection of the … Continue reading →

Political Observer comments. stephenkmacksd.com/ Jul 02, 2025 What is telling is that FP was founded by Samuel P. Huntington of the ‘Clash of Civilizations’ and its racist twin ‘Who Are We?: The Challenges to America’s National Identity’ ! Luce was also a Speech writer … Continue reading →

Queer Atheist comments on The New York Times’ Jeremy W. Peters & Company! stephenkmacksd.com/ Jul 01, 2025 Editor: Reader note the framing of this New York Times essay by Jeremy W. Peters: What I Cover I write about debates over … Continue reading →

Political Observer comments! stephenkmacksd.com/ Jun 30, 2025 By The Free Press It’s Monday, June 29. This is The Front Page, your daily window into the world of The Free Press—and our take on the world at large. Today: Arthur Brooks on … Continue reading →

stephenkmacksd.com/ Jun 30, 2025 Episode MDVII of The American Political Melodrama: R2P Zealot Michael Ignatieff scolds ISIS ‘Fellow Traveler’ Pankaj Mishra in The New York Review of Books. A comment by Philosophical Apprentice Posted on March 19, 2017 by stephenkmacksd Mr. Ignatieff reviews … Continue reading →

Political Observer shares the wealth… stephenkmacksd.com/ Jun 30, 2025 https://link.thetimes.co.uk/view/61951c6244cd095d046bd5eeo3ozm.1fgt/7df8c745