Author Archives: Luke Ford

About Luke Ford

I've written five books (see Amazon.com). My work has been covered in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and on 60 Minutes. I teach Alexander Technique in Beverly Hills (Alexander90210.com).

The World Turned Upside Down: America, China, and the Struggle for Global Leadership

Clyde Prestowitz wrote in this 2021 book: The United States got rich by imitating Great Britain and thereby marking a trail followed by Germany, France, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, Taiwan, and South Korea — all of … Continue reading

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War, Dictatorship & International Relations

Please analyze the 2010 essay Constitutional Dictatorship: Its Dangers and Its Design and Clinton Rossiter’s book on Constitutional Dictatorship in the light of the new John J. Mearsheimer essay on war. Grok says: To analyze the essay “Constitutional Dictatorship: Its … Continue reading

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Global Trade and Conflicting National Interests (2001)

Ralph Gomory, the former IBM chief scientist and Sloan Foundation president, and William J. Baumol, former American Economics Association president, wrote: * In [David] Ricardo’s time trade is estimated to have constituted about 1 percent of world GDP. Since then, … Continue reading

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Dan Senor’s State of World Jewry Address

I’ve just started listening to this talk and as he recites Jewish woes, I’m wondering if he asks — compared to whom? Spoiler alert — no he doesn’t. Over the past 800 years, Jews have consistently enjoyed more prosperous lives … Continue reading

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Where Am I Lying?

Google says: “AI is demonstrating promising accuracy in lie detection, often surpassing human capabilities. Studies have shown AI models can identify deception with 66% to 84% accuracy. This is significantly better than the average human’s ability to detect lies, which … Continue reading

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