Author Archives: stephenkmacksd

Old Socialist’s inconvenient recollections ! Please note that I’ve placed in bold font and italics Mr. Sachs reported ‘world class impatience’! Here are the the last paragraphs of Beddoes latest broadside , about the coming Political Crises of 2024: In … Continue reading →

Political Observer & Almost Marx comment. The Headline and Sub-headline are descriptive of the ‘reportage’ of Benjamin Barthe  and Philippe Ricard: Headline: France is still finding its bearings with the war in Gaza Sub-headline : In two and a half months of conflict, … Continue reading →

Political Observer wonders! A collection of reviews : Churchill’s Empire The World That Made Him and the World He Made Author: Richard Toye Political Observer

Newspaper Reader comments. The first paragraph of this essay is as lackluster as Kier Starmer, as portrayed by Bagehot ! Usually, politicians try to offer optimism. Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party specialises in despair. “This is worse than the 1970s,” said Sir … Continue reading →

Political Observer comments. I’ll confine myself to the final three paragraphs of this ‘analysis’ – its unfortunate that the Age of Freud is long past? Though too rarified a form of Psycho-Analysis for this ‘news magazine’ still moored in 1843? A political given might … Continue reading →

Newspaper Reader comments. Note the framing of the Telegraph report: ‘The West’s enemies’ ! This newspaper seems to be moored in the political territory once occupied by The Economist? The last paragraphs from this ‘news story’ are instructive of an attitude of … Continue reading →

Philosophical Apprentice comments. Opinion War in Ukraine Headline: Time is of the essence in defending Ukraine Sub-Headline: Western calls for peace talks ignore the Kremlin’s determination to pursue its war of conquest Time is of the essence in defending Ukraine https://www.ft.com/content/36ba12ed-7a0f-4a3a-870e-b38363ad92d9 … Continue reading →

Carlos Lozada’s essay from 2017, wakes ‘us’ from our a-historical stupor? Premature Anti-Fascist wonders! Trump simply echoes Samuel P. Huntington. Carlos Lozada’s essay from 2017 provides answers: Samuel Huntington, a prophet for the Trump era. The writings of the late … Continue reading →

Political Reporter comments. Opinion US society America’s cultural supremacy and geopolitical weakness The notion of ‘decline’ is too crude to capture what is happening to the US in the 21st century. https://www.ft.com/content/dce07860-f39e-432b-a0f6-1a2124e4e1a3 The Reader has to wonder at the opening of … Continue reading →

Political Observer comments. A personal note: As a long time subscriber of The Economist: I still have a page torn out of the February 24 , 2001 edition , a review of ‘Law Without Values: The Life, The Work , … Continue reading →