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Author Archives: Luke Ford
The Jurisdictional Wars: Alliance Theory and the Battle for Esalen Institute Authority
Thinkers and facilitators at the Esalen Institute do not compete for authority by saying they want power. They compete by invoking spiritual and consciousness languages that frame their claims as fidelity to the human potential movement, loyalty to experiential transformation, … Continue reading
The Jurisdictional Wars: Alliance Theory and the Battle for New Age Authority
Elite New Age thinkers do not compete for authority by saying they want power. They compete by invoking spiritual and consciousness languages that frame their claims as fidelity to awakening, loyalty to higher vibration, or responsibility for sustaining the movement’s … Continue reading
The Jurisdictional Wars: Alliance Theory and the Battle for McKinsey & Company Authority
Consultants at McKinsey & Company do not compete for authority by saying they want power. They compete by invoking moral and business languages that frame their claims as fidelity to the McKinsey Way, loyalty to client impact first, or responsibility … Continue reading
The Moral Anxiety Of The Middle Class
The classic account comes from sociologists like Norbert Elias and later Barbara Ehrenreich, whose book Fear of Falling: The Inner Life of the Middle Class argues that the middle class, unlike the upper class, holds its position entirely through behavior, … Continue reading
The Jurisdictional Wars: Alliance Theory and the Battle for Professional Managerial Class Authority
Elites within the professional managerial class (PMC) do not compete for authority by openly admitting they seek power and status. They compete by invoking moral and ethical languages that frame their claims as fidelity to social justice, loyalty to equity … Continue reading
The Jurisdictional Wars: Alliance Theory and the Battle for Goldman Sachs Authority
Bankers at Goldman Sachs do not compete for authority by saying they want power. They compete by invoking moral and business languages that frame their claims as fidelity to the Goldman Way, loyalty to client interests first, or responsibility for … Continue reading
The Jurisdictional Wars: Alliance Theory and the Battle for Philosophical Authority
Philosophers in the academy do not compete for authority by saying they want power. They compete by invoking moral and intellectual languages that frame their claims as fidelity to rigorous inquiry, loyalty to truth-seeking, or responsibility for sustaining philosophical seriousness … Continue reading
‘Academic Ethics In A Preposterous Environment’
The late philosopher Susan Haack often discussed the cliquishness of the philosophy profession, particularly regarding her time at Oxford. Her essay “Out of Step: Academic Ethics in a Preposterous Environment” was later included in her book Putting Philosophy to Work: … Continue reading
Where the DEI Money Goes: The Financial Structure of an Industry That Has Outlasted Its Own Vocabulary
The highest earners in the DEI industry are not the people delivering the workshops. They are the people who designed the system the workshops sit inside. This distinction matters because the financial structure of the industry is also its power … Continue reading
The Label Retreated. The Structure Remained: How Elite Corporate America Embedded Its DEI Infrastructure After the Rollback
When Google, Goldman Sachs, and McKinsey announced rollbacks of explicit DEI commitments in 2025, the coverage treated the announcements as retreats. They were not retreats. They were vocabulary updates. The underlying system did not shrink. It became harder to see. … Continue reading