An exchange below one of my pieces in OffGuardian a few months ago had me ‘othered’ by a posse of commentariat for “approvingly” quoting writers this armchair clan frowns upon. How did I recognise my BTL detractors as an armchair … Read More »
The above job listing appeared yesterday on the twitter feed of the New York Times. Today, Caitlin Johnstone writes: People only just beginning to research what’s wrong with the world often assume news reporters are knowingly propagandizing all the time. … Read More »
The real difference between Byron and Shelley is this: those who understand and love them rejoice that Byron died at thirty-six, because had he lived he’d have become a reactionary bourgeois; they grieve that Shelley died at twenty-nine, because he … Read More »
It’s been said of my writings that I tell people what to think. In truth I don’t have the brass neck, but I do tell people what I think – with an ongoing invitation for them to show me where … Read More »
Caitlin Johnstone today, in litanic form on our – take your pick – narrative managers … opinion manufacturers … ideological gatekeepers … thought controllers. This is just a selection. For the full list, read her post at source. Without extensive … Read More »
Not all CV19 sceptics: … rush to their FB echo chambers with the latest utterances of cherry picked experts – some of whose opinions I take seriously, though with a modicum of caution – while ignoring all others as government … Read More »
Yet again Louis Proyect has penned an article for CounterPunch I can recommend. This despite the man being widely known for a ‘debating’ style as bizarre as it is hateful. (I give examples in the introduction to the first of … Read More »
My recent post on home insurance auto-renewal drew a few emails. Here’s one of them: Car insurance is another scam. Mine goes up and if I don’t complain – or don’t realise – I pay over the top, despite not … Read More »
George Lewis told the Englishman, the Italian and the Jew, you just can’t hold on, boys, to every conceivable point of view. Bob Dylan Not long ago I ended an email on a separate matter to Kit Knightly, one of … Read More »
A friend emailed yesterday, saying I hadn’t been posting much of late and wanting to know I’m OK. I’m not, as it happens. I’m depressed, a little frightened and very confused. None of these states are bad things. They don’t … Read More »