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 Outrage Industry: Political Opinion Media and the New Incivility

Posted on February 4, 2024 by Luke Ford

In this 2014 book from Oxford University Press, academics Jeffrey M. Berry and Sarah Sobieraj note: * Outrage discourse involves efforts to provoke emotional responses (e.g., anger, fear, moral indignation) from the audience through the use of overgeneralizations, sensationalism, misleading … Continue reading →

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Larry McMurtry and the Death of Book Culture

Posted on February 1, 2024 by Luke Ford
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Hobbes v Locke

Posted on January 28, 2024 by Luke Ford

The two philosophers I think about the most these days are Thomas Hobbes and John Locke. Hobbes argues for the absolute regime and Locke for the liberal state. Overall, my worldview is more aligned with Hobbes. In the state of … Continue reading →

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The Women of the Far Right (Swimsuit Edition) (1-28-24)

Posted on January 28, 2024 by Luke Ford

01:00 Three U.S. soldiers killed in Jordan20:40 How Europe’s growing far-right populism will affect Ukraine and the war | Ivan Rogers25:00 Could Israel Cost Biden the Election?, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3n7F88DQHlQ47:00 The Women of the Far Right: Social Media Influencers and Online Radicalization, … Continue reading →

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Larry McMurtry’s Struggle Against Anti-Gentile Prejudice

Posted on January 23, 2024 by Luke Ford

Here’s an excerpt from the new biography, Larry McMurtry: A Life by Tracy Daugherty: She [McMurtry’s literary agent Dorothea Oppenheimer] gave [Editor Michael Korda] an earful about how East Coast reviewers just didn’t get McMurtry though to be fair he … Continue reading →

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