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Newspaper Reader wonders about Oxbridger snobbery, but also about the rise of Vance via Peter Thiel political manipulation, and the manuscript of Hillbilly Elegy by many hands! stephenkmacksd.com/ Jun 20, 2026 Editor: I will just highlight some of the almost ‘literary … Continue reading →

stephenkmacksd.com/ Jun 20, 2026 Janan Ganesh celebrates the decline of the Welfare State at The F.T. by Political Observer Posted on April 7, 2013 by stephenkmacksd Mr. Janan Ganesh celebrates the inevitable decline of The Welfare State and it’s misbegotten, indeed mendacious origins, and … Continue reading →

Newspaper Reader. stephenkmacksd.com/ Jun 20, 2026 Ian Ward of ‘POLITICO Nightly’ offers a diagnosis of JD Vance, as a possible contendor for ‘Reagans Welfare Queens’ ? Posted on December 26, 2025 by stephenkmacksd Political Observer stephenkmacksd.com/ Dec 19, 2025 … Similarly, some researchers … Continue reading →

stephenkmacksd.com/ Jun 19, 2026 ESSAY The End of the U.S.-Israel Alliance By Joshua Leifer, a columnist for Haaretz. It would seem that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accomplished what his predecessors could only have dreamed of: U.S. and Israeli fighter jets … Continue reading →

Le Monde stephenkmacksd.com/ Jun 19, 2026 Vance’s stark warning to Israeli leaders: ‘Donald J. Trump is the only head of state in the entire world who is sympathetic to the nation of Israel’ By sharply criticizing Israel, accusing it of … Continue reading →

https://manhattan.institute/event/2026-hayek-lecture stephenkmacksd.com/ Jun 18, 2026 Douglas Murray in Conversation with Sean McMeekin, Winner of the 2026 Hayek Book Prize The winner of the 22nd annual Hayek Book Prize is Sean McMeekin, for his book To Overthrow the World: The Rise and Fall … Continue reading →

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Newspaper Reader. stephenkmacksd.com/ Jun 17, 2026 Bret Stephens Iran Found Trump’s Bone Spur June 16, 2026 Editor: it’s hard to make sence of Bret Stevens latest hysterical ditribe on Iran? Such is its swift and cartooish screecing about Iran, that … Continue reading →

Jürgen Habermas joins the Propaganda Chorus. stephenkmacksd.com/ Jun 17, 2026 On the Political Apotheosis of Emmanuel Macron, Episode XXXIII: Jürgen Habermas joins the Propaganda Chorus. A comment by Almost Marx Posted on May 27, 2017 by stephenkmacksd Nothing quite prepares the reader for … Continue reading →

What can this puerile Headline Mean ? Political Observer on “glorious failure” ? stephenkmacksd.com/ Jun 16, 2026 This first paragraphs of the Economist Essay plays by the rules, that are discarded at moments when political actors, are not actual political … Continue reading →