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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

On the Straussian Mythology : Esotericism.

Newspaper Reader wonders about the toxic mythology of esotericism. stephenkmacksd.com/ Jan 18, 2025 3. Esotericism Strauss’s claims about esotericism ought to be understood within the broader trajectory of his life’s work. Such an approach is in fact in keeping with … Continue reading

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Buenos Aires Herald: ‘Argentina marks one year under Milei’s chainsaw’

Political Observer: I have no permission the re-print this, but here is The fill text of the Buenos Aires Herald’s essay! stephenkmacksd.com/ Jan 18, 2025 Argentina marks one year under Milei’s chainsaw After a turbulent 2024, these measures, policies, and … Continue reading

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Kamala Harris’ mock-epic @AIPAC speech!

Newspaper Reader: The daughter of a Marxist raised money for Israel, in her childhood ? stephenkmacksd.com/ Jan 17, 2025 On the fictional lives of a candidate! Newspaper Reader.

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‘The Great Man’ almost in trouble?

Political Observer’s lamentation. stephenkmacksd.com/ Jan 17, 2025 U.S. securities regulators sued Elon Musk in federal court in Washington on Tuesday in an enforcement action arising from his $44 billion purchase of Twitter, now called X. The lawsuit against Mr. Musk, who … Continue reading

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The Latest Political, Intellectal Conundrum: The Politics of Polycrisis.

Newspaper Reader: Adam Tooze on Polycrisis from The Financial Times of Feb 01, 2023. stephenkmacksd.com/ Jan 16, 2025 Technocrats are always busy at the business of ‘thinking’ about their status of as ‘experts’ ! Impressing on the minds of we lesser beings, their mastery … Continue reading

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The Financial Times celebrates the ‘Israel-Hamas war Gaza ceasefire’?

Newspaper Reader on the Biden, Blinken, Sullivan irrelevence : updated 47 minutes ago! stephenkmacksd.com/ Jan 15, 2025 Israel-Hamas war. Headline: Gaza ceasefire announced after 15 months of war Palestinians and Israelis celebrate as truce is unveiled by mediators updated 26 … Continue reading

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No good news good news from Los Angeles!

Political Observer: Bass and Newsom, and a host of others face a Voter Rebellion in the form of Recall? Attention: James Woods, this could be your moment ! stephenkmacksd.com/ Jan 14, 2025 https://www.latimes.com/ EXTRA: Kim Kardashian wants higher pay rate for … Continue reading

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Francisco Sanches: First published Tue. Mar 31, 2020

1/13/2025. stephenkmacksd.com/ Jan 13, 2025

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John Buridan’s Questions on Aristotle’s De anima—Iohannis Buridani Quaestiones in Aristotelis De Anima.

Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews. stephenkmacksd.com/ Jan 13, 2025 John Buridan’s Questions on Aristotle’s De anima—Iohannis Buridani Quaestiones in Aristotelis De Anima: Reviewed by Jordan Lavender, Texas A&M University John Buridan, John Buridan’s Questions on Aristotle’s De anima—Iohannis Buridani Quaestiones in Aristotelis De … Continue reading

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Kier Starmer in trouble?

Newspaper Reader’s collection of ‘The Bad News’ stephenkmacksd.com/ Jan 13, 2025 Headline: Keir Starmer’s Bafflingly Bad Start as the U.K.’s Prime Minister Sub-headline: The Labour government’s first hundred days in power have been characterized by mistakes, infighting, and drift. By … Continue reading

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