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About stephenkmacksd

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

The National takes the measure of Douglas Murray of November 12, 2023!

Posted on January 16, 2025 by stephenkmacksd

Newspaper Reader. stephenkmacksd.com/ Jan 12, 2025 Editor: TheFreePress provides political space for Douglas Murray on ‘Grooming Gangs’ The world has finally woken up this week to one of the biggest crimes in twenty-first century Britain: the organized gang rape of thousands of … Continue reading →

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On the news from @NYT that the President, of an utterly toxic American Empire, is a ‘Felon’. Neo-Con David Brooks opines on ‘The Character-Building Tool Kit’

Posted on January 13, 2025 by stephenkmacksd

Old Socialist on the ability of political hacks to remake themselves! Think of ‘The New Nixon’, as the toxic poltical example! stephenkmacksd.com/ Jan 10, 2025 Besides the Nixon example, look to former Neo-Conservatine , now Liberal, Francis Fukuyama: who once … Continue reading →

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@NYT of January 10, 2025! The American Republic is owned by @AIPAC, New Democrats, Republicans & Neo-Consevatives!

Posted on January 13, 2025 by stephenkmacksd

Political Observer asks ‘What happened to ‘1776’ and its Genocidal Founders? stephenkmacksd.com/ Jan 10, 2025

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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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