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gideon.rachman@ft.com on the year of street protests. Political Observer comments

Headline: 2019: the year of street protest Sub-headline: Mass demonstrations around the globe show no sign of fizzling out Call this an Opinion Writer’s jejune pastiche of History, that comes to this lackluster conclusion: Above all, as the last 12 months … Continue reading

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@NYT New Cold Warriors have a Hanukkah/Christmas present for you! Old Socialist describes that ‘gift’

The New Cold Warriors @NYT can’t help themselves! With the ‘Impeachment’ on hold, under the direction of Schiff/Nadler , the best political duo since the Ev and Charley Show, and ‘I haven’t got the votes in the Senate’ Pelosi-I’m sorry … Continue reading

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Niall Ferguson’s Christmas present for you: Myra Breckenridge warns the reader!

Before you gather the family around the T.V. to watch ‘Its a Wonderful Life’ with your mugs of Cocoa and that Tree all lit up, Ozzie and Harriet style: (Don’t pretend you don’t know who they are!) be sure to … Continue reading

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On Jeffery Goldberg’s Self-serving Historical Kitsch. Queer Atheist comments

Headline:Israeli Jews are ‘equivalent of Seminoles deciding to take over Florida’ and Palestinians are the cowboys — Jeffrey Goldberg reemerges While I was reading portions of Goldberg’s comments I was reminded of the column’s of David Brooks , in which … Continue reading

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Robert Harris in his own words, with the assistance of his near contemporary and The Financial Times ‘literary editor’ Frederick Studemann

Headline: Robert Harris: ‘Johnson must fancy himself as Caesar’ Sub-headline: The novelist on Cicero’s lessons for Brexit Britain, Labour’s future — and how to write a bestseller a year Reading Frederick Studemann’s interview with Robert Harris is a literary amalgam … Continue reading

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edward.luce@ft.com on the Democrats need of a ‘Messiah’. Old Socialist comments

Headline: The Democrats are badly in need of a messiah Sub-headline: Few of the candidates show signs of winning the hearts of a party that likes to fall in love Where to begin on this thick slice of political Velveeta? This … Continue reading

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gideon.rachman@ft.com on Boris’ ‘liberal Brexit’ and other questions. Old Socialist comments

Mr. Rachman signals, with his reference to his conversation with Fyodor Lukyanov in Moscow, as the reification of his status as well traveled ‘expert’ . The subject of Lukyanov’s contemptuous laughter is Boris’ notion of a “liberal Brexit”. Mr. Rachman’s … Continue reading

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Niall Ferguson’s election night melodrama. Old Socialist comments

Here in all its breathless detail is a report on Mr. Ferguson’s election night. The reader can read for herself all the … The defeat of the political monster Corbyn, and the victory of Posh Boy Boris in chronicled, in … Continue reading

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On Andy Divine’s ‘Boris Crush’. Myra Breckenridge comments and scoffs, just a bit

Andy’s Daddy Worship began with the Church, and later expressed itself  as worship of The Iron Lady, with her off-brand Chanel and her lacquered hair, that resembled a medieval helmet. Her ‘there is no such thing as Society’ was her … Continue reading

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Chapter 10. ‘Chicago Smith’ versus ‘Kirkaldy Smith’

 

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