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Author Archives: Luke Ford
Everything Is Incentives: Antisemitism and the Organizations That Fight It
With Alliance Theory and his other papers, David Pinsof’s core claim is that behavior follows incentives. Not intentions. Not moral convictions. Incentives. He calls this incentive determinism, and he sets it against what he names likability determinism, the far more … Continue reading
Decoding Oil Analyst Javier Blas (Bloomberg)
Javier Blas is an energy and commodities specialist whose reporting focuses on oil markets, commodity trading houses, and global supply chains, and that position gives him a specific lens on world events. His real audience is the energy-financial coalition: commodity … Continue reading
David Ignatius: Iran’s Islamic Republic 2.0 is coming — and it won’t be pretty
From his Washington Post column: How Trump’s tactical victory could turn into a forever war. Maybe the answer to the gut question “So how does this end?” in Iran is simple: It doesn’t. Not for a long while… If there’s … Continue reading
In Elite Speak, ‘Grievance’ Means Illegitimate Claims By White People
In elite discourse the word “grievance” usually signals that the speaker believes the underlying complaint is exaggerated, misdirected, or illegitimate. It is a framing device. If an elite commentator thinks a complaint is justified, they normally use words like injustice, … Continue reading
The Book of Woe: The DSM and the Unmaking of Psychiatry (2013)
Gary Greenberg’s The Book of Woe is a sustained attack on the DSM-5 and on the institutional culture that produced it. Greenberg writes as both a practicing therapist and a journalist, which gives him an unusual vantage point. He understands … Continue reading
Andrew T. Scull vs Allan V. Horwitz On The History Of Psychiatry
Both Andrew Scull and Allan Horwitz write about psychiatry and mental illness, but they approach the subject from different angles and reach somewhat different conclusions, even when they cover similar ground. Scull is a historian, and his work reflects that. … Continue reading
What incentive structures make attacking Jews attractive or useful for certain actors in the United States?
If you take David Pinsof’s incentive determinism seriously, the first step is to stop explaining antisemitic attacks in terms of “evil people” or “irrational hatred.” Pinsof’s point is that behavior follows incentives. People do what their environments reward or make … Continue reading
Passionate Marriage: Keeping Love and Intimacy Alive in Committed Relationships By David Schnarch
More people have told me that they found this book particularly painful to read than any other book mentioned to me. It will rock your world, and not in a pleasant way. Passionate Marriage by David Schnarch has a strong … Continue reading
How Do You Explain Men Who Can But Don’t Cheat On Their Wives?
The simplest answer is that the opportunity to do something and the desire to act on it are two different things. A man who does not cheat when he could has made a choice, and the reasons vary considerably from … Continue reading
But It Violates A Canon!
I feel like I’m getting ripped off when an expert explaining religion or politics points out how this or that manifestation violates the canon of this or that, as though canons are universal, transcendent, and global rather than post hoc … Continue reading