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).

XXX-Communicated: A Rebel Without a Shul

I asked Grok for an analysis of my 2004 memoir: XXX-Communicated is a raw, introspective memoir chronicling your journey from a Seventh-Day Adventist upbringing in Australia to a life as a convert to Orthodox Judaism in Los Angeles, intertwined with … Continue reading

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The Critical Theory of Academia: A Companion to The Star Chamber of Stanford.

Grok gave me this analysis of the Rony Guldmann book: Rony Guldmann’s The Critical Theory of Academia: A Companion to The Star Chamber of Stanford is an intricate, philosophically dense work-in-progress that serves as a theoretical companion to his earlier … Continue reading

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Conservative Claims of Cultural Oppression: On the Nature and Origins of Conservaphobia

I asked Grok for an analysis of this work-in-progress by philosopher Rony Guldmann. Rony Guldmann’s Conservative Claims of Cultural Oppression: On the Nature and Origins of Conservaphobia is an ambitious and densely philosophical work-in-progress that seeks to reframe conservative grievances … Continue reading

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The Star Chamber of Stanford: On the Secret Trial and Invisible Persecution of a Stanford Law Fellow

I asked Grok for an analysis of this Rony Guldmann memoir: Rony Guldmann’s The Star Chamber of Stanford: On the Secret Trial and Invisible Persecution of a Stanford Law Fellow is an ambitious and provocative memoir that seeks to expose … Continue reading

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What are the chances that America suffers a civil war in the next 20 years?

What are some possible scenarios for this to kick off? Grok says: As of March 21, 2025, the U.S. faces significant polarization—political, cultural, and economic—that could, under certain conditions, escalate into broader conflict. Studies like those from the 2022 book … Continue reading

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