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Author Archives: Luke Ford
UCLA and the Logic of the Three-Organism Machine
Deans, department chairs, and senior faculty at UCLA do not compete for authority by saying they want power. They compete by invoking languages of Serving the Public Good, Equity and Excellence, World-Class Research for California, Health Equity for Los Angeles, … Continue reading
Academic Life as a Mad Hazard: Contingency, Selection, and the Illusion of Merit
Academic life is a mad hazard. Stephen Turner is not being colorful. He is stating a structural fact. Careers, ideas, and entire disciplines develop under conditions where outcomes depend on timing, networks, institutional moods, and small accidents that could easily … Continue reading
American Sociology and the Logic of the Impossible Science
American sociologists do not compete for prestige by saying they want power. They compete by invoking moral languages that frame their claims as advancing scientific rigor, pursuing social justice, defending academic freedom, producing public sociology, or serving the common good … Continue reading
Yale University and the Logic of the Stewardship Machine
Presidents, Corporation Fellows, provosts, and senior deans at Yale University do not compete for authority by saying they want power. They compete by invoking languages of Lux et Veritas, Academic Freedom, Excellence in Service to the Nation, Moral Clarity, Diversity … Continue reading
The Salivation Economy
Deans of public health, senators, tort lawyers, and foundation heads do not compete for authority by admitting they want power. They compete by invoking languages of child safety, evidence-based governance, and protecting the vulnerable. These are not descriptions of what … Continue reading
The Ohio State University College of Medicine and the Logic of the Heartland Machine
Deans, department chairs, and senior faculty at the Ohio State University College of Medicine do not compete for authority by saying they want power. They compete by invoking languages of Training Physicians for the Heartland, Translational Excellence Serving Ohio, Equity … Continue reading
The Immortality Business
Ernest Becker argued in The Denial of Death that human culture is, at its root, a mechanism for managing the terror of individual insignificance. We build religions, empires, and monuments because we cannot bear to accept that we will disappear. … Continue reading
Stanford Medical School and the Logic of the Certified Knowledge Machine
Deans, department chairs, and senior faculty at Stanford Medical School do not compete for authority by saying they want power. They compete by invoking languages of Precision Medicine, Pushing the Boundaries of Human Health, Translational Excellence, Moral Clarity in Biomedical … Continue reading
Freedom As A Weapon
Freedom in America is not a principle. It is a coalition weapon. Each faction uses the word to recruit allies, justify power, and punish defectors. The content shifts with the coalition’s needs. What looks like philosophical disagreement is usually strategic … Continue reading
The UC San Diego School of Medicine and the Logic of the Compression Engine
Deans, department chairs, and senior leaders at the UC San Diego School of Medicine do not compete for authority by saying they want power. They compete by invoking languages of Medical Excellence, Merit-Based Admissions, Health Equity through Diversity, Patient Safety … Continue reading