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Author Archives: Luke Ford
The Jurisdictional Wars: Alliance Theory and the Battle for Authority at Wells Fargo
Executives, division heads, and career bankers at Wells Fargo do not compete for authority by saying they want power. They compete by invoking languages of what is right for the customer, Vision and Values, conservative risk management, community stewardship, or … Continue reading
The Jurisdictional Wars: Alliance Theory and the Battle for Authority at Citi
Executives, division heads, and career bankers at Citigroup do not compete for authority by saying they want power. They compete by invoking languages of Responsible Finance, global client stewardship, prudent simplification, or responsibility for sustaining a systemically important institution inside … Continue reading
Elites Hate Power & Discretion In The Hands Of Non-Elites
Michael O’Hanlon is “chair in defence and strategy at the Brookings Institution and the author of ‘To Dare Mighty Things: US Defense Strategy Since the Revolution’.” He writes for the FT: “Congress must not give Trump a blank cheque for … Continue reading
The Jurisdictional Wars: Alliance Theory and the Battle for Authority at Bank of America
Executives, division heads, and career bankers at Bank of America do not compete for authority by saying they want power. They compete by invoking languages of Responsible Growth, consumer-first stewardship, regulatory prudence, or responsibility for sustaining a systemically important institution … Continue reading
The Camouflage Imperative
Biosocial scientists and anyone who takes the heritable, evolutionary component of human behavior seriously are operating in an environment engineered for asymmetric punishment under uncertain evidence. Modern elite institutions, especially academia but also large segments of media, foundations, NGOs, and … Continue reading
The Jurisdictional Wars: Alliance Theory and the Battle for Authority at the Federal Reserve
Officials, economists, and career staff at the Federal Reserve do not compete for authority by saying they want power. They compete by invoking technocratic, economic, and institutional languages that frame their claims as fidelity to the dual mandate of price … Continue reading
The Standard Social Science Model
I don’t like to rock the boat. I prefer to go along to get along. I don’t know much about biology, just a concept here and there, and sure, at times, they seem useful for understanding society, but I know … Continue reading
Hybrid Vigor & Other Useful Biological Theories For Understanding Society
According to Wikipedia: “Heterosis, hybrid vigor, or outbreeding enhancement is the improved or increased function of any biological quality in a hybrid offspring… Typical heterotic/hybrid traits of interest in agriculture are higher yield, quicker maturity, stability, drought tolerance etc.” I … Continue reading
The Jurisdictional Wars: Alliance Theory and the Battle for Authority at Fox News
Hosts, executives, producers, and on-air talent at Fox News do not compete for authority by saying they want power. They compete by invoking patriotic, anti-elite, and truth-telling languages that frame their claims as fidelity to fair and balanced journalism, loyalty … Continue reading
The Jurisdictional Wars: Alliance Theory and the Battle for Christian Intellectual Authority
Elite Christian intellectuals do not compete for authority by saying they want power. They compete by invoking theological, cultural, and civilizational languages that frame their claims as fidelity to orthodox witness, loyalty to the Great Tradition, or responsibility for sustaining … Continue reading