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On The Wisdom of John Crace!
Political Observer ! stephenkmacksd.com/ Jun 30, 2026 Friday: Cancer does funny things to time. Both to the person who has it and the family of those with the illness. It feels as if I have lived every moment with Jill … Continue reading
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Keir Starmer should be Britain’s next prime minister. Why Labour must form the next government.
Jun 27th 2024. stephenkmacksd.com/ Jun 29, 2026 The Reader might ask the Economist Oxbridger Cadre, what went wrong with Kier Starmer? … That is the negative case for voting Labour, but there are positive arguments, too. The first is that … Continue reading
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Jeremy Waldron in The New York Review of Books offered a review of October 9, 2014, of two books by Cass Sunstein,
Political Observer on the malleability of The Technocrats who advise Presidents ! stephenkmacksd.com/ Jun 29, 2026 What reader can forget Cass Cass Sunstein? Cass R. Sunstein, a partitioner of ‘The Kahneman Methodology’? Posted on April 12, 2024 by stephenkmacksd Newspaper Reader engages is … Continue reading
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In what world does ‘Semafor Flagship’ live?
Iran is in fill control of the Strait of Hormuz, and does not have ‘truce jitters’, but is in full controll, to the shagrin of Trump and and his familiar JD Vance. ‘Semafor Flagship’ …….. stephenkmacksd.com/ Jun 29, 2026
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John Podhoretz’s ‘Victimhood Narrative’!
Political Observer on the political toxin of generations! stephenkmacksd.com/ Jun 29, 2026 Can it even surprise that John Podhoretz is the son Norman Podhoretz and Midge Decter? Who can forget Normans claim to fame was ‘Making It’ ? His telling Jackie Kennedy … Continue reading
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Putin as The New Stalin, as stock character in Economist Melodrama!
Political Observer from June 6, 2015. stephenkmacksd.com/ Jun 28, 2026 Posted on June 6, 2015 by stephenkmacksd The Economist supplies Western propaganda as answer to Putin Propaganda? The New Cold War with Putin as The New Stalin has reached the point of no … Continue reading
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John Crace is always worth reading!
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/26/digested-week-another-pm-bites-dust-surprisingly-moving stephenkmacksd.com/ Jun 28, 2026 Digested week: Another PM bites the dust and it’s surprisingly moving. John Crace Monday Hard to believe, but in my 12 and a half years as the Guardian’s political sketch writer, I am about to … Continue reading
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Reader compare mendacious political fabulist Jonathan Freedland, with John Crace of ‘The politics sketch’!
American Reader. stephenkmacksd.com/ Jun 28, 2026 Reader compare mendacious political fabulist Jonathan Freedland, with John Crace of ‘The politics sketch’! Posted on May 16, 2025 by stephenkmacksd American Reader comments ! stephenkmacksd.com/ May 10, 2025 Editor: Reader begin here : Jonathan Freedland: Headline: … Continue reading
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(Revised) Alain Catzeflis on ‘The battle for the soul of Israel’
Queer Atheist thanks Alain Catzeflis for posting the full text of his Financial Times essay! stephenkmacksd.com/ Jun 28, 2026 Life & Arts The Weekend Essay. ‘The battle for the soul of Israel’ Posted on September 7, 2025 by stephenkmacksd Queer Atheist on Financial … Continue reading
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TheEconomist borrowed reportage & the near non sequitur : ‘Party like it’s 1917’? Posted on June 28, 2023 by stephenkmacksd
Political Cynic again! stephenkmacksd.com/ Jun 28, 2026 Posted on June 28, 2023 by stephenkmacksd Political Cynic … . Headline: Europe | Party like it’s 1917 Sub-headlines: Can Ukraine capitalize on chaos in Russia? Ukraine’s counter-offensive is going slowly Ukrainians watched with glee as Russia flirted with … Continue reading
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