Journalist, author. Keynes Hayek: The Clash That Defined Modern Economics. The Sphinx: Franklin Roosevelt, the Isolationists and the Road to World War II. etc.
New York, New York
Joined July 2011
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The Guardian view on a comeback for Keynes: revolutionary road | Editorial theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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What is your opinion?
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Just a casual reminder that 60% of all wealth in America is inherited.
“Pull yourself up by the bootstraps” is a sham.
"Who set the counterculture in motion". . . Easy Rider (1969) very late on the scene. Haight Ashbury was in full bud by 1966.
Peter Fonda: the elegant rebel who set the counterculture in motion theguardian.com/film/2019/au…
This fat-shaming from a president who got his doctor to lie about his height so his vast weight to height ratio would not deem him obese. Look at the way his trousers are jammed up his arse when he walks, and how his 50 inch belt struggles to hold in his fat belly.
There is now a vaccine for Chlamydia. Alas, there is no vaccine against those who spout vile views.
'How could I date a boy who treated my right-wing persuasion as if it was chlamydia?' | Charlotte Gill
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Ken Clarke: I wouldn't rule out becoming prime minister bbc.in/31HakBh
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This should be a step too far even for most Republicans. Vow to work to oust any who vote to confirm this, dare I say, neo-Nazi.
The author of a paper which argues that democracy requires ethnic homogeneity to thrive, and that ethnic diversity weakens a nation state, is Trump's nominee for a federal judgeship. on.msnbc.com/2z17pXP
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Trump isn’t racist. He’s worse. He’s so narcissistic he doesn’t see people as people. It’s why he doesn’t have any real friends. It’s why he gives a thumbs up next to an orphaned baby after a mass shooting. Everybody is an obstacle or a stepping stone. vanityfair.com/news/2019/08/…
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How the Soviets systematically dismantled the Arctic peoples' nomadic way of life through decades of coercion.
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Tory arch-Remainers will soon find they have no place left in their party | Allister Heath
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You cannot make this up. AG Barr's father hired Epstein without a college degree to teach at the prep school he ran & wrote 2 books while Epstein worked there: One,
"Space Relations: A Slightly Gothic Interplanetary Tale," is about sex slaves! Check google if you don't believe.
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In THE GOOD LIAR @goodliarmovie I am Roy Courtnay. In cinemas November 15.
No, it's not class war. It's Johnson paving the way for a snap election.
Boris Johnson’s crackdown on crime is just the latest ruse in the Tories’ class war | Owen Jones theguardian.com/commentisfre…
If Corbyn were serious about stopping No Deal—and he is and always has been a Leaver—he would stand aside for a PM of national unity. But he isn't wise enough to put his country before himself.
If Jo Swinson is serious about stopping a no-deal Brexit, she must support Corbyn | Jonathan Lis theguardian.com/commentisfre…
The institutional racism endemic in the US drives civilized Americans mad. This is not the latest example. Thank goodness we all have movie cameras on our phones to catch out these bent cops.
Police stop black man for 'looking suspiciously' at white woman indy100.com/article/police-s…
