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Some considerations on Matthew Continetti’s ‘The Theological Politics of Irving Kristol’ . Old Socialist comments

I will begin my considerations of Mr. Continetti’s essay with this telling sentence: It was Kristol’s role as a political entrepreneur, as an activist and organizer as well as a commentator, which provided most of the fodder for magazine profiles. … Continue reading

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My reply to Beata Javorcik.

The reason d’etre of  ‘European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’ is to build ‘Market Economies’: the institutionalizing of the utterly failed Mises/Hayek/Friedman romance with an abstraction, in service to profit alone, owing nothing to the once prized civic obligation, that … Continue reading

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Sam Tanenhaus on ‘Trump’s Downfall’. Political Observer comments

What is most interesting or compelling about Sam Tanenhaus’ essay at Prospect is not that it adheres to the standard bourgeois political chatter, even his talent as writer/storyteller can’t rescue this essay from being just standard. But here the reader … Continue reading

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Janan Ganesh frames his latest essay via caprice, steadfastness,fickleness, Hegelian rhythm and whimsey. Old Socialist comments

Just a selection from Mr. Ganesh’s latest essay, on American Political life and Foreign Policy and its World-Historical repercussions. In sum a collection catchphrases-sometimes expressed as sentences. In sum, the rhetorical architectonic is based upon fragmentary thought, held together with … Continue reading

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Dr. Janan Ganesh diagnoses ‘Liberal Dread’. Political Observer comments.

There are no ‘Liberals’ only Neo-Liberals! Corporate Media have a political allergy to the term! The Democrats ,capitulated to the New Democrats in 1992, with the election of Clinton and his familiar. In sum Reaganism Lite! Ganesh Cliche Mongering chatter, … Continue reading

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The American Election 2020, as refracted through the Financial Times Editorial Board, Edward Luce & an assist from Niall Ferguson . Political Observer comments

I woke up at 4:30 AM PST, this morning, and checked twitter for the latest Election News, not knowing what to expect, other than bad news. Now at the breakfast table, I’ve read first the Editorial Board of The Financial … Continue reading

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@TheEconomist Joe Biden propaganda, rebutted by @nypost & @ggreenwald. Old Socialist comments

That The Economist has become the house organ for the ‘Joe Biden & Son’ political entrepreneurship should not surprise! Headline: Why it has to be Biden Sub-headline: Donald Trump has desecrated the values that make America a beacon to the … Continue reading

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The ascension of Amy Coney Barrett, in the pages of The Financial Times.

That Richard Posner is presented here, by Michael Rips, as a ‘conservative’ is hyperbole masked as understatement! Look to the ‘Columbia Law Review’ of October 1985, Vol. 85 Num.6 for his  ‘An Economic Theory of the Criminal Law’: … My analysis … Continue reading

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Timothy Garton Ash in a panic about the American Election, in the pages of The Financial Times. Political Observer comments

The American Empire can never seem to falter, that a given of Imperial Power. So it can come as no surprise, that Mr. Garton-Ash’s polemic is suffused with the political panic of a Technocrat-crisis becomes the singular rhetorical note of … Continue reading

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@sullydish puzzling silence on Amy Coney Barrett. Old Socialist comments

I’ve been catching up on reading Andy Divine’s essays, and noticed his total silence on the Amy Coney Barrett Senate Confirmation Hearings. I’ve gone back to October 9, 2020, and not even a mention.Don’t miss his latest production, with the … Continue reading

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