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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

Politico reports on Eric Adams additional legal problems.

Posted on January 10, 2025 by stephenkmacksd

Political Observer offers a selection from this report. stephenkmacksd.com/ Jan 09, 2025 Headline: DOJ says Eric Adams committed additional crimes Sub-headline: Prosecutors said in a recent filing they have additional evidence — though they have not filed a superseding indictment. … Continue reading →

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The Financial Times: ©James Ferguson’s rapacious Russian Bear, with exposed talons and red eyes! Call it ‘The Sunday Comics’ for Oxbridgers?

Posted on January 10, 2025 by stephenkmacksd

Newspaper Reader confronts Gideon Rachman as NATO propagandist! stephenkmacksd.com/ Jan 08, 2025 The rapacious Russian Bear is the nightmare of ‘Europe’ : the hallowed remaines of the ghost of Jean Monnet’s Coal and Steel Cartel, of The Cold War years. As that … Continue reading →

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Rachel Shabi’s telling commentary on The Charlie Hebdo Martyrs. Published January 16,2016!

Posted on January 8, 2025 by stephenkmacksd

Political Observer offers a telling portion of Rachel Shabi’s commentary! stephenkmacksd.com/ Jan 07, 2025 Headline: Charlie Hebdo free speech debate: Nobody is listening Sub-headline: The chilling attacks sparked a global debate about free speech and the right to offend. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2016/1/14/charlie-hebdo-free-speech-debate-nobody-is-listening … Continue reading →

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The Financial Times 1/06/2025

Posted on January 8, 2025 by stephenkmacksd

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Elon Musk as Political Moralist: In The Independent.

Posted on January 8, 2025 by stephenkmacksd

Poltical Observer wonders at the power of The World’s Richist Man! stephenkmacksd.com/ Jan 06, 2025

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Jonathan Haidt is professional Political Hysteric. He is the natural sucessor to Allen Bloom’s ‘The Closing’ with more effective Public Realations, wedded to rampant opptunism.

Posted on January 8, 2025 by stephenkmacksd

Political Observer comments, briefly! stephenkmacksd.com/ Jan 05, 2025 Recall that Haidt used a riff on Bloom’s ‘The Closing of the American Mind’ to sell his ‘The Coddling of the American Mind’. Note his title as ‘A professor of ethical leadership at New York University’ call … Continue reading →

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Books of interest : Economics & Finance: The Chile Project: The Story of the Chicago Boys and the Downfall of Neoliberalism By Sebastian Edwards

Posted on January 8, 2025 by stephenkmacksd

In my email this morning, Sebastian Edwards invaluable book!!!! stephenkmacksd.com/ Jan 03, 2025 The Chile Project: The Story of the Chicago Boys and the Downfall of Neoliberalism By Sebastian Edwards Table of Contents Introduction (In Full) Index Editor : See … Continue reading →

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Janan Ganesh abandons Tom Wolfe for Shahrazad?

Posted on January 7, 2025 by stephenkmacksd

Newspaper Reader comments. stephenkmacksd.com/ Jan 02, 2025 Headline: Things have to get worse to get better Sub-headline : Voters can’t be sold on change until their nation is in acute trouble https://www.ft.com/content/c9a8d92a-0c1d-424e-83be-c3469c370c19 Editor:The Reader of Mr. Ganesh’s latest essay is … Continue reading →

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Mitch McConnelI writes a 4,632 word essay on ‘The Price of American Retreat’ in Foreigh Affaires.

Posted on January 7, 2025 by stephenkmacksd

Political Observer asks the question ‘In what political world does this ring true’? stephenkmacksd.com/ Jan 02, 2025 Editor : Mitch McConnell is a Historian of Note, a small selection from his History Made To Measure: When he begins his second … Continue reading →

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@FT almost takes heed of the pioneering work of ‘Semophor Principals’ imitation of Henry Luce’s ‘Time’ ?

Posted on January 7, 2025 by stephenkmacksd

Political Observer can’t get enough of the careless packaging of ‘News’, in its de-evolution into National Security State Propganda & the triumph of John H. Kellogg’s Breakfast Cereal ? stephenkmacksd.com/ Dec 31, 2024 https://ep.ft.com/permalink/emails/eyJlbWFpbCI6ImRjNDUwNzkyNmFlYjQyZmNiNDc0Zjc3ZGIzNmQyZDRmZjA4NDE5ODkwYTk1IiwgInRyYW5zYWN0aW9uSWQiOiIxMDE2ODQ2NC02OGE0LTQwMjEtOTcwZS1jODYzNWUwODEzNGEiLCAiYmF0Y2hJZCI6Ijk4M2M3ZTM1LTg1NjktNDkwZi04MGUxLTY0MWM0NTA2N2I5OCJ9?segmentId=b0d7e653-3467-12ab-c0f0-77e4424cdb4c

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