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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

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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@FT’s Bargain Basement Sale of December 30, 2024: Everything is at half-price! ‘All Sales are Final’ !!!!

Posted on January 4, 2025 by stephenkmacksd

Newspaper Reader fights the crowds… stephenkmacksd.com/ Dec 30, 2024 Editor: In the small print : https://www.ft.com/ Newspaper Reader.

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The Sunday Times embraces ‘The Age of Uncertainty’, as if it enjoyed the status of actual Historians: J.G.A. Pocock or Blair Worden?

Posted on January 4, 2025 by stephenkmacksd

Newspaper Reader comments. stephenkmacksd.com/ Dec 29, 2024 Editor: Under the rubric of ‘THE SUNDAY TIMES VIEW’ Headline: The age of uncertainty is here to stay — so let’s embrace it When Labour last won a landslide victory, in 1997 under … Continue reading →

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I received this notice on September 29, 2024, and have yet to even reply to it!

Posted on January 4, 2025 by stephenkmacksd

@RitchieTorres not just an Historical Bumkin, but a Paid Employee of @AIPAC, like the rest of the Political Time servers, in The House and Senate! stephenkmacksd.com/ Dec 28, 2024 Pressing question: how long will the Trump/Musk allience last? (Under the … Continue reading →

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Kate Andrews Political Romance with Javier Milei in the pages of The Spectator.

Posted on January 4, 2025 by stephenkmacksd

Newspaper Reader on Kate Andrews vs. The Buenos Aires Herald! stephenkmacksd.com/ Dec 28, 2024 Editor : The Reader has to wonder at Andrews enthusiasm for Milei, after the Economic Catastprohie 2006-2008, that brought The West into Economic Crisis, and destroyed … Continue reading →

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In my e mail this morning December 27,2024!

Posted on January 4, 2025 by stephenkmacksd

Political Observer comments. stephenkmacksd.com/ Dec 27, 2024 Share Bill Ridgers ‘Senior digital editor’ sends me a personal note from The Economist’s ‘Best CEO of 2024’ and ‘the most ruthless CEO in the trillion-dollar tech club’ !

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Bari Weiss as “Christiain Apologist” and Self-promoting Political Hack!

Posted on January 3, 2025 by stephenkmacksd

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This is NEWS circa 12/23/2024!

Posted on January 3, 2025 by stephenkmacksd

stephenkmacksd.com/ Dec 23, 2024

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