Author Archives: stephenkmacksd

His daughter, Jordy Bell, confirmed the death. Mr. Bell’s output was prodigious and his range enormous. His major lines of inquiry included the failures of socialism in America, the exhaustion of modern culture and the transformation of capitalism from an … Continue reading →

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/25/opinion/25brooks.html?ref=davidbrooks Cockeyed Platonist (CP) like the Establishment Republican, Paul Ryan and the Tea Party’s Michele Bachmann has decided to give his own version of national political sermonizing called the State of the Union Address. Now there is nothing to compare … Continue reading →

via guardian.co.uk The American Likudniks, Neo-Conservatives and their political allies continue to inveigh against Palestinian intransigence, while pretending that they await ‘good faith negotiation’ as a precondition for a settlement: a mirage that recedes into the historical distance: the obscene … Continue reading →

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Alito, Thomas Headlined Political Fundraisers Chaired By Leading Right-Wing Donor Paul Singer A few months ago, ThinkProgress launched a series of investigations into relationship of the right flank of the Supreme Court — Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Antonin … Continue reading →

We must speak out By Daoud Kuttab, International Herald Tribune For years, the Palestinian struggle for freedom and liberation from a foreign military occupation was criticized as two-faced. The late Yasser Arafat was dubbed a terrorist in sheep’s clothing; his … Continue reading →

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/21/AR2011012104561.html A Robert Penn Warren quote, neatly manicured for political purposes, opens this essay.The Great Will (TGW) has found the intellectual rationalization that so many have been searching for and it lies in a obscure and long forgotten book, by … Continue reading →