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).

No Country For Old Men

Posted on July 12, 2024 by Luke Ford

So how concerned have scholars been with Joe Biden’s mental acuity over the past six years? Very little. They do hate Trump, however. I just put “Biden senile” into Google Scholar. The third result is an article from the December … Continue reading →

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I Wish The News Media Had Given Joe Biden As Much Scrutiny As An NFL Coach

Posted on July 12, 2024 by Luke Ford

Imagine if the New York Times and company had covered Joe Biden’s mental acuity with as much scrutiny as the media gave former Dallas Cowboys coach Tom Landry in his declining years? The Chicago Tribune published Nov. 6, 1988: The … Continue reading →

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WP Op/Ed: How the media sleepwalked into Biden’s debate disaster

Posted on July 12, 2024 by Luke Ford

Megan McCardle writes July 11, 2024 in the Washington Post: [M]ainstream outlets did report on the president’s age, even if too gently. Why were we so gentle? Well, there’s a broad journalistic norm against picking on physical characteristics (which is … Continue reading →

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Joe Biden Press Conference (7-11-24)

Posted on July 11, 2024 by Luke Ford

01:00 Live coverage of Joe Biden’s press conference03:00 Joe Biden takes questions 54:40 Megan McCardle: How the media sleepwalked into Biden’s debate disaster, https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/07/11/media-coverage-biden-conspiracy-failure/1:00:00 Rabbis, Converts & Jewish Law, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=88441:01:00 Can Converts Become Rabbis?, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=85771:07:00 Dissecting the trope: “This is … Continue reading →

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We’re Hours Away From Joe Biden Dropping Out (7-10-24)

Posted on July 10, 2024 by Luke Ford

05:00 Biden digs in, https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/07/biden-digging-in-presidential-race/678961/16:00 Why do the Democrats get stuck with white senile pols? https://www.stevesailer.net/p/why-was-it-the-democrats-who-got23:00 Trump was headed for a landslide prior to the debate, https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/07/trump-campain-election-2024-susie-wiles-chris-lacivita/678806/37:40 Megyn Kelly: George Clooney Wants Biden Out, Nancy Pelosi Wavers, and Elites are … Continue reading →

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