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).

The Role of Identity in Conservative Claims of Cultural Oppression

Posted on July 31, 2024 by Luke Ford

In his work in progress, Conservative Claims of Cultural Oppression: On the Nature and Origins of Conservaphobia, Rony Guldmann writes: * Notwithstanding their ostensible egalitarianism and pragmatism, the liberal elites are committed to their own particular brand of identity politics, … Continue reading →

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The People vs The Elite (7-30-24)

Posted on July 30, 2024 by Luke Ford

01:00 Who is Kamala Harris? https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=15665612:00 Robin Hanson, Professor & Author of “The Elephant In The Brain: Hidden Motives In Everyday Life”, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTf97SCyVQg12:30 Medicine doesn’t matter much for length and quality of life14:00 Body language and dominance21:00 Carnal Knowledge (1971), … Continue reading →

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Representations of reliability: The rhetoric of political flip-flopping

Posted on July 30, 2024 by Luke Ford

Joshua Bentley published in 2019: One option when a politician changes positions is to simply announce the new position without acknowledging any change occurred. Ignoring the flip-flop may allow the politician to avoid awkward questions about it, if the issue … Continue reading →

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Decoding White Dudes For Harris (7-29-24)

Posted on July 29, 2024 by Luke Ford

01:00 Virtually You: The Dangerous Powers of the E-Personality, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=12146415:00 NYT: Harris vs. Trump Is Taking Shape. And Then There’s Vance., https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/29/opinion/kamala-harris-trump-2024.html22:00 Decoding Kamala Harris, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=15665632:00 Secret Service incompetence in Trump shooting36:00 Dooovid joins to talk about conspiracy theories 39:00 … Continue reading →

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Decoding Kamala Harris (7-28-24)

Posted on July 28, 2024 by Luke Ford

01:00 Decoding Kamala Harris, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=15665608:30 Politico: Republicans Keep Trying to Copy Trump’s Humor — And Voters Keep Cringing, https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/07/27/jd-vance-trump-imitation-0017137522:00 Kamala Harris was never the border czar30:00 What do the data say about Kamala Harris’s electability?, https://statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2024/07/23/what-do-the-data-say-about-kamala-harriss-electability/52:00 Niall Ferguson, J. D. … Continue reading →

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