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).

Optimally Irrational: The Good Reasons We Behave The Way We Do

Posted on September 28, 2024 by Luke Ford

Lionel Page wrote in this 2022 book: * the brain represents only 2% of an average adult body’s weight, but 20% of its consumed energy. * In a famous study, Schkade and Kahneman (1998) found that while people tend to … Continue reading →

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When Reason Goes On Holiday: Philosophers in Politics

Posted on September 28, 2024 by Luke Ford

Neven Sesardic wrote in this 2016 book: ^ Many contemporary philosophers have disgraced themselves by defending totalitarian political systems and advocating political ideas they should have easily recognized as distasteful and inhumane. To give just three well – known examples, … Continue reading →

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Bibi Netanyahu can guarantee a Trump presidency by waging aggressive war (9-27-24)

Posted on September 27, 2024 by Luke Ford
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David Samuels, Sebastian Gorka Allege Tucker Is A Fed

Posted on September 27, 2024 by Luke Ford

Colby Hall writes for Mediaite: Gorka argued the former Fox News host is holding Trump and the Republican Party hostage to anti-Semitism. He cited a lengthy column from David Samuels in Tablet Magazine, titled “Op Nation: Why Tucker Carlson became … Continue reading →

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Is Tucker Carlson A Fed? (9-25-24)

Posted on September 25, 2024 by Luke Ford

01:00 Author David Samuels, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Samuels_(writer)03:00 David Samuels: Why Tucker Carlson became America’s conspiracist-in-chief, https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/op-nation-tucker-carlson-conspiracism17:00 DTG: Darryl Cooper, Nazi Apologetics, & Disturbances in the Discourse, https://decoding-the-gurus.captivate.fm/episode/darryl-cooper-nazi-apologetics-disturbances-in-the-discourse2:07:20 Most people don’t grasp nuance, https://statesofexception.substack.com/p/most-people-dont-grasp-nuance2:30:00 Selling Sex documentary, https://hsellingsex.dailycaller.com/

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