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).

Supporting Ukraine Is A Bigger Blunder Than Invading Iraq

In a speech uploaded to Youtube May 23, 2023, John J. Mearsheimer says supporting Ukraine against Russia is a much worse mistake than invading Iraq in 2003. “We committed a colossal blunder and I find it hard to see how … Continue reading

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‘Yes, We Should Call Them Imperialists’

Paul Gottfried wrote July 19, 2018: Neoconservatives like Max Boot are fooling themselves if they think imposing ‘values’ on the rest of the world isn’t a matter of empire. Recently while reading a book by an Israeli scholar named Yoram … Continue reading

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Column: I’m a Melburnian but also a realist – Sydney is by far the better city

From the Sydney Morning Herald: * Sydney atones for her crimes by virtue of sheer bloody gorgeousness; it’s easier to get away with bad behaviour when you’re pretty. I am one of a small, quiet minority of Melburnians who understand … Continue reading

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Paul Gottfried: ‘Right-wing Celebrities Play Fast and Loose With History’

Paul Gottfried writes Dec. 17, 2017: A new anthology of the writings of intellectual historian David Gordon contains a devastating review of Jonah Goldberg’s Liberal Fascism. Reading it reminded me how bad GOP propaganda dressed up as “history” can really … Continue reading

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Decoding Dennis Prager

Dennis Prager Biography Condensed My Dennis Prager Story Talk show host and prolific author Dennis Prager engages in epistemic corruption by manipulating knowledge for his personal, professional and monetary gain, and by so doing, he pollutes discourse and damages lives. … Continue reading

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