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).

We Learned Everything We Needed to Know About Biden in 1988

Alexander Stille, a professor of international journalism at the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University, writes in The New Republic: Biden was preparing his first run for president in January 1988, his closest aides made an emergency trip to … Continue reading

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The Secret Service’s Reckless Disregard For Donald Trump’s Safety

The Secret Service operates with reckless disregard for Donald Trump’s safety. Yesterday they allowed a killer to scale to the top of a building just 140 yards away from Donald Trump with a clear shot to the former president, and … Continue reading

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Black Pill: How I Witnessed the Darkest Corners of the Internet Come to Life, Poison Society, and Capture American Politics

Elle Reeve’s new book just came out. Here are some excerpts: * You can dabble in racism, hang out on racist websites, read fascist literature, and later come back to the normal world, but when you use your real name … Continue reading

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Journalism’s “Crazy Old Aunt” Helen Thomas and Paradigm Repair

Elizabeth Blanks Hindman and Ryan J. Thomas published April 18, 2013: Veteran White House correspondent Helen Thomas abruptly retired in summer 2010 after she gave unscripted remarks widely perceived to be anti-Semitic. This case study applies paradigm repair and attribution … Continue reading

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So how did the three books on the Biden administration deal with his decline?

Christian Lorentzen writes for the July 18, 2024 London Review of Books about the three books that have come out on the Biden administration: The Last Politician: Inside Joe Biden’s White House and the Struggle for America’s Future by Franklin … Continue reading

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