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Author Archives: Luke Ford
Did Israel Go To War With An Idea On October 7?
Intellectuals see a world rotating around ideas. They love the idea, for example, that America is an idea, and that Israel went to war with an idea on October 7. I don’t see things this way. I think America is … Continue reading
The Jurisdictional Wars: Alliance Theory and the Battle for HSBC Authority
Executives, division heads, and career bankers at HSBC bank (Europe’s largest bank that began in Hong Kong) do not compete for authority by saying they want power. They compete by invoking languages of the world’s local bank, connecting customers to … Continue reading
The Jurisdictional Wars: Alliance Theory and the Battle for Power in the Chinese Communist Party
Cadres in the ruling Chinese Communist Party do not compete for authority by saying they want power. They compete by invoking languages of serving the people, upholding Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, preventing … Continue reading
The Jurisdictional Wars: Alliance Theory and the Battle for Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) Authority
Executives, division heads, and career bankers at the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (the world’s largest bank with $7 trillion in assets) do not compete for authority by saying they want power. They compete by invoking languages of serving … Continue reading
In the Iran War Energy Shock: Four Hero Systems, Four Distinct Summons
The 2026 Iran war—triggered by U.S./Israeli strikes on February 28, followed by Iranian retaliation, attacks on Gulf energy infrastructure, and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz—has removed roughly 20% of global oil and LNG supply overnight. Brent crude … Continue reading
The Jurisdictional Wars: BlackRock, Global Infrastructure Partners, and the Hybrid Vigor of Private Markets
BlackRock enters private markets through endosymbiosis. It swallows Global Infrastructure Partners to gain new material. The firm moves from the thin-margin niche of indexing to the thick-margin niche of infrastructure. This is niche construction. The firm modifies the environment to … Continue reading
Applying My Favorite Tools To The Hottest Issues Of The Day
Get them while they’re hot! Don’t burn your eyes. Please use this information responsibly. This telecast is copyrighted by Fordy University for the private use of our audience. Any other use of this telecast or any pictures, descriptions, or accounts … Continue reading
BlackRock Is A Narrative Selection Engine
BlackRock is not just an asset manager. It is also a narrative selection engine operating at a scale that defies human intuition, managing delegated agency across heterogeneous clients under conditions of high capital mobility and political scrutiny. The legitimacy gap … Continue reading
The Jurisdictional Wars: Alliance Theory and the Battle for Vanguard
Executives, division heads, and portfolio managers at Vanguard do not compete for authority by saying they want power. They compete by invoking languages of investor-first fiduciary duty, low-cost indexing discipline, client-ownership stewardship, or responsibility for stewarding trillions in ordinary investor … Continue reading
The Jurisdictional Wars: Alliance Theory and the Battle for Authority at BlackRock
Executives, division heads, and portfolio managers at BlackRock do not compete for authority by saying they want power. They compete by invoking languages of fiduciary duty, long-term value creation, sustainable investing, Aladdin-enabled risk management, or responsibility for stewarding trillions in … Continue reading