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Author Archives: Luke Ford
Every Expert Has Had Their Priors Confirmed
I can’t find one expert who’s expressed surprise at the development of this war. The first day of Operation Epic Fury on February 28, 2026, has provided a perfect Rorschach test for the established foreign policy establishment, with each camp … Continue reading
How Badly Can Trump Hurt Anthropic?
Right now Trump’s actions can hurt Anthropic in a few serious ways but they do not guarantee the company dies outright. Trump has directed all federal agencies to stop using Anthropic’s AI technology, giving the Pentagon six months to phase … Continue reading
Decoding Rabbi Michael Melchior
Per Alliance Theory, Rabbi Michael Melchior is a classic alliance broker operating in a high conflict field. Start with the raw materials. He is an Orthodox rabbi, ordained in the Scandinavian and Religious Zionist orbit, grandson of Denmark’s chief rabbi, … Continue reading
Decoding Haviv Rettig Gur
Alliance Theory asks one basic question of the pundit: what coalition does he stabilize? Haviv Rettig Gur sits in the Israeli center right intellectual space but with strong English language diaspora reach. He writes for The Times of Israel and … Continue reading
Decoding Yossi Klein Halevi
Alliance Theory reduces to: Which coalition does this narrator stabilize—and whose status does he protect in doing so? Per Alliance Theory, Yossi Klein Halevi’s core alliance location is center-left Zionist, security conscious, religiously literate, emotionally attached to Jewish peoplehood. Institutionally, … Continue reading
Israeli Intellectuals Who Pose As Enlightened And Above Tribalism
Several public intellectuals in Israel operate in the same “charismatic centrist” space as pop-philosopher Micah Goodman. They often use similar social paradoxes to maintain authority: they claim to be mere observers while influencing policy, and they project a “buffered” intellectual … Continue reading
Will Trump Bomb Iran?
Trump’s instinct is decisive force, not containment. He dislikes open-ended problems, elite caution, and slow bleed strategies. Iran represents an unresolved threat that undermines his self-image as a deal-closer and strongman. That said, a full-scale “bomb the hell out of … Continue reading
WP: As MAGA embraces Erika Kirk, Candace Owens goes on the attack
The Washington Post reports: “The right-wing influencer launched a video series about Charlie Kirk’s widow that is provoking outrage among conservatives — and raising Owens’s profile.” David Pinsof’s Alliance Theory suggests that human morality and social behavior are not about … Continue reading
Why Is The MSM So Infatuated With James Talarico?
Per Alliance Theory: The mainstream media’s fascination with James Talarico follows a predictable pattern of Status Signaling. Talarico is the ultimate “Sweetie” character for a liberal establishment that is currently locked in a “Meany” struggle over the role of religion … Continue reading
Torah for a Time of War: A Moral Map for an Impossible Present
This essay won the 2024 Simon Rockower award for excellence in Jewish thought & life. It is by Yehuda Kurtzer, the President of the Shalom Hartman Institute and co-editor of The New Jewish Canon. Per Alliance Theory: The essay is … Continue reading