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Political Observer takes a minimalist approach, to this political chatter! stephenkmacksd.com/ Jun 05, 2025 Why Woke Failed The movement was based on flawed understandings of human nature. Michael Shermer Jun 5 Editor : Woke has become a derisive epithet, to state the … Continue reading →

Political Reporter shares one of his comments on Scalia! stephenkmacksd.com/ Jun 04, 2025 At The Economist: a Scalia obituary, a comment by Political Reporter Posted on February 18, 2016 by stephenkmacksd There is no doubt that the author of this obituary is schooled … Continue reading →

Political Observer explores these questions. stephenkmacksd.com/ Jun 03, 2025 Headline: Javier Milei’s chainsaw economics in Argentina could lead the way Sub-headline: If the model can be successfully applied across even just some of the underperforming countries in South America, the … Continue reading →

Political Observer provides a sample of Anderson’s 47 page evaluation, and a link to the full text! stephenkmacksd.com/ Jun 03, 2025 Editor: The final paragraphs of Anderson’s revelatory text. … When writing in this vein, Tooze has certainly earned his … Continue reading →

The Financial Times and UK Higher Education! stephenkmacksd.com/ Jun 01, 2025 Amy Borrett in London Publishedan hour ago https://www.ft.com/content/32a16c10-25d6-484d-a1e9-9fbf8fc8cb1f “Ambitious reform” of funding and regulation is needed to stave off financial crisis in UK higher education as competition for students is … Continue reading →

Political Observer comments. stephenkmacksd.com/ Jun 01, 2025 The New York Times May 31, 2025: Editor: the above is an example of the ‘Lowbrow Douthat’ in the ending of his essay at the New York Times. Ross Douthat Condition of America Interviewed by … Continue reading →

Editor: Another question: what can the reader make of the utterly talentless Douthat, that conflates the iphone as a threat to Men an Women , and the declining birthrate? stephenkmacksd.com/ May 29, 2025 introduction Interview with Ross Douthat Claims that … Continue reading →

Political Observer on Mount’s contining attempts to self-emacipate from his Thatcherism, by means of political prestidigitation wedded to a selective re-telling of American History! stephenkmacksd.com/ May 26, 2025 Editor: in a mere 3151 word essay this Thatcherite continue to self-present … Continue reading →

Political Observer still has her copy of Jon Cruddas review of ‘The New Few’ from The Indpendent of April 26, 2012! stephenkmacksd.com/ May 24, 2025 Vol. 47 No. 9 · 22 May 2025 The Tongue Is a Fire Ferdinand Mount … Continue reading →

Political Cynic on the care and maitenence of bourgeois political respectability! stephenkmacksd.com/ May 23, 2025 … Yes, universities have made genuine blunders that predictably led to a widespread loss of trust. And yes, some corners of just about every American … Continue reading →