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).

Expanding Rights For One Group Usually Comes At The Expense Of Other Groups

Posted on August 10, 2024 by Luke Ford

Why are some identities valorized and others despised? Eric Kaufman wrote Sep. 19, 2023: Wokeness is about making historically marginalized groups sacred. This religion reinforces an ideology I term “cultural socialism,” which holds that the highest aim of society is … Continue reading →

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The Conservative Human Rights Revolution: European Identity, Transnational Politics, and the Origins of the European Convention

Posted on August 10, 2024 by Luke Ford

Prior to reading this book, I was unaware of any major players in human rights who were right-wing. Here are some highlights from this 2016 book by Marco Duranti: Conservative Europeanists invoked international human rights norms for different purposes. Nevertheless, … Continue reading →

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Multi-Cultural Societies Require Authoritarian Rule (8-8-24)

Posted on August 8, 2024 by Luke Ford

01:00 Is Donald Trump panicking? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwNczIN5CpY05:00 One drop rule, https://www.takimag.com/article/one-drop-ruse/15:00 “Mean vs. Extreme” with Dr. Frank Luntz, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YIoWZGHMGE36:20 Watch Compliant Media Spin Kamala Harris All About “Joy” While Avoiding Interviews, w/ Andrew Klavan, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYDobQFgrg037:30 Elliott Blatt joins38:30 Trump’s winning strategy43:00 … Continue reading →

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Kamala Harris Chooses MN Governor Tim Walz As Her VP

Posted on August 6, 2024 by Luke Ford

Fascinating that Democrats are too anti-Jewish to have a Jew on the ticket, even though Josh Shapiro normally would be their best choice. Dems are not inherently anti-Jewish, but in the current situation, Dems of color in particular hate the … Continue reading →

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So who’s running the country? (8-5-24)

Posted on August 5, 2024 by Luke Ford

01:00 How much does it matter that the president is senile?02:00 How exactly would America be better off if Biden was not senile?03:00 Secret Service ineptitude 11:00 Jeff Zients is likely the most important person in the world for the … Continue reading →

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