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Newspaper Reader. stephenkmacksd.com/ Nov 25, 2024 When ever I go to the Library, just a block away, I always see Time magazine on the shelf. I usually find this magazine in almost in pristine condition, as I turn its pages … Continue reading →

Political Cynic recommends the redoutable and witty Mr. Crace, as he digests those ’12 Rules for Life’. stephenkmacksd.com/ Nov 24, 2024 The opening paragraph of the Crace essay, in which Crace assumes the role of Peterson: Just a few years … Continue reading →

Political Observer. stephenkmacksd.com/ Nov 24, 2024 Rod Liddle opines…

Old Socialist comments. stephenkmacksd.com/ Nov 24, 2024 Headline: When my life was shattered, death benefits helped me cope Sub-headline: Proposals to tax many lump-sum death benefits cannot be right, morally or legally https://www.thetimes.com/comment/columnists/article/when-my-life-was-shattered-death-benefits-helped-me-cope-6900sjbqp Read the beginning senteses of Mr. Colevile’s … Continue reading →

Old Socialist asks a New York Times kind of question! stephenkmacksd.com/ Nov 23, 2024 Jorden Peterson is the almost natural inheritor of the mantle of Allan Bloom! There is present in both thinkers/actors/politicians the scolding/shaming mentality of the Old Testament … Continue reading →

Political Observer. stephenkmacksd.com/ Nov 22, 2024 Bluesky is a clone of X/Twitter : … https://bsky.social/about/support/community-guidelines … The CEO of a safe haven Officially launched in February 2023, the microblogging platform Bluesky, with 33-year-old Jay Graber as its CEO, got off … Continue reading →

Old Socialist recalls “The Negro Family: The Case for National Action.” of March 1965! stephenkmacksd.com/ One of the advantiges of being almost eighty years of age, at least in my case, is that you can recall from memory, the political … Continue reading →

Newspaper Reader. Headline: NFU chief hints farmers could take more extreme action if government ignores inheritance tax protest Subheadline: More than 10,000 farmers descended on Westminster on Tuesday to urge the government to backtrack on the levy https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/farmer-protest-inheritance-tax-next-b2649749.html The general … Continue reading →

Newspapaer Reader. stephenkmacksd.com/ By Marc Santora and Eric Schmitt Marc Santora reported from Kyiv, Ukraine, and Eric Schmitt from Washington. Nov. 19, 2024Updated 10:59 a.m. ET Ukraine’s military used American-made ballistic missiles on Tuesday to strike into Russia for the first time, according … Continue reading →

Newspaper Reader. stephenkmacksd.com/ Nov 18, 2024 Headline: MSNBC ‘Morning Joe’ Hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski Meet With Trump in Bid for “New Approach” to Coverage Sub-headline: The hosts traveled to Mar-a-Lago over the weekend, where they agreed to “restart … Continue reading →