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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

Talking Philosophy | Wittgenstein, Popper and the Art Of Feud.

Posted on February 24, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

In general outline at least the historical record is not in dispute.  In 1946 Karl Popper addressed the Cambridge Moral Sciences Club on the subject Are There Philosophical Problems?. The subsequent discussion, chaired by Russell, is known to have been … Continue reading →

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The Great Will and Mitch Daniels: A Platonic Political Romance

Posted on February 24, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/16/AR2011021605102.html  In his column of February 17, 2011 The Great Will (TGW) celebrates the ‘Enlightened Conservatism’ of Governor Mitch Daniels. His address at CPAC is the occasion that gives TGW the opportunity to explore   Governor Daniels as the probable, the … Continue reading →

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American Conservatives Denounce Arab Democracy « Crossing the Crescent

Posted on February 23, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

(Appeared in FPIF.org blog) In the aftermath of the Iraq invasion, a cavalcade of conservatives tapped open their sunroofs to profess love for democracy in Iraq as the wheels of their war plan crushed Iraqis. In a time and place … Continue reading →

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Tattered Cover Bookstore: Rent College Textbooks | Cheap Textbook Rentals

Posted on February 23, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

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ThinkProgress » Asked Twice, Gov. Daniels Can’t Explain How Eliminating Collective Bargaining Reduces Deficits

Posted on February 23, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

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Capitol demonstrator’s homage to @KeithOlbermann #wiunion on Twitpic

Posted on February 23, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

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Security forces push back on Iranian protesters

Posted on February 22, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

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Arianna Huffington is a disappointment!

Posted on February 22, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

Arianna Huffington is a large disappointment, in every way. She portrayed herself as a ‘progressive’ voice for women and a politics no longer mired in the thickets of the left/right political inertia. But what the sale of the Huffington Post … Continue reading →

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The NYT’s journalistic obedience – Glenn Greenwald

Posted on February 22, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

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Posted on February 21, 2011 by stephenkmacksd

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/feb/20/ian-mcewan-great-injustice-israel

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