Author Archives: stephenkmacksd

Political Observer comments. As well argued as it is, Mr. Robin essay fails to look at the fact that, if I have the cash, to make a donation to the Supreme Court ‘charity’, I can purchase an audience with a … Continue reading →

Old Socialist engages in ‘waste management’. @RColvile opens with these two paragraphs: It is one of the most extraordinary statistics in British politics. Unless Rishi Sunak hurries to the polls, the next election will take place a full 50 years … Continue reading →

Political Observer comments. Macron has shown something resembling political independence from the American Hegemon ? The Reader might look to the Full Scale Rebellion against Macron’s raising the Retirement Age, was it a political mistake to bypass the Senate? as part of … Continue reading →

Queer Atheist confronts an ‘Old World Thinker’. Headline: Militant unions thrive in a weaker society Sub-headline: Extremism is increasing as economic and political objectives merge with the culture wars https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/militant-unions-thrive-in-a-weaker-society-5nh536ddv Let me begin with these paragraphs steeped in political paranoia: … Continue reading →

Myra Breckinridge reads selected portions… Son of Wm. F. Buckley Jr. is now billed as a ‘a novelist and a humorist’ : what reader can forget ‘Thank You for Smoking’ of 1994? The opening paragraphs of his latest ‘essay’ doesn’t demonstrate ‘humor’, but untalented chatter, … Continue reading →

Old Socialist comments. The Reader wonders where Ms. Tonnelier, was during all the ‘excitement’ , or even the promise of Neo-Liberalism, Macron Style! Framed as the highfalutin ‘Jupertarian Politics’. Tonnelier expresses her disillusionment, of a kind. Macronism was, is, and will always be, about … Continue reading →

Political Observer comments. The Reader confronts this from The Times: Headline: Jeremy Corbyn could start a new party. Does he have the friends or funds? Sub-headline: Talk of a run for London mayor is wide of the mark, but Corbyn’s … Continue reading →

Almost Marx views the unfolding ‘French Political Melodrama’, through the Matthieu Goar lens… Headline: The pension crisis signals the end of ‘original Macronism’ Sub-headline: Some of the French president’s voters are beginning to doubt his ability to emerge from the … Continue reading →

Queer Atheist comments. The first paragraph of Douthat’s essay is revelatory: This week the conservative writer Bethany Mandel had the kind of moment that can happen to anyone who talks in public for a living: While promoting a new book … Continue reading →

Old Socialist comments Headline: SVB’s European Shockwaves Silicon Valley Brings Disruption to Global Finance Sub-headline: Rising interest rates have plunged the financial markets into turbulence. Regional banks in the U.S. are facing bank runs while in Europe, Credit Suisse is … Continue reading →