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).

Jews in the American Academy, 1900-1940: The Dynamics of Intellectual Assimilation (1991)

Posted on March 8, 2025 by Luke Ford

Susanne Klingenstein wrote: Being a transnational philologist was for [Leo] Wiener‘s mind what being a farmer was for his body: it eased tension. And it rooted the self — in the soil and in humanity… He did not belong [at … Continue reading →

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The Danger Of Online Feuds

Posted on March 7, 2025 by Luke Ford

Ezra Klein told Mark Leibovitch in 2022: And something about the back-and-forth of stepping out for Trump a bit, then getting this blowback, then stepping out a bit more and getting this blowback. And soon your friends are totally different, … Continue reading →

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Feuds & Reconciliation

Posted on March 7, 2025 by Luke Ford

Aaron Renn writes Oct. 22, 2024: These disputes not only affect us psychologically, they also affect our intellectual positions, political positions, the tribes we associate with, etc. Seldom are the results for the better. As someone once told me of … Continue reading →

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The Bug Out Mindset

Posted on March 7, 2025 by Luke Ford

Aaron Renn writes Oct. 3, 2024: The rich are first in line here. They are building bunkers, and also acquiring massive ranches and other amounts of rural land. They are also among the people acquiring multiple passports. CNBC did an … Continue reading →

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Why Men Hate Going to Church

Posted on March 7, 2025 by Luke Ford

Aaron Renn writes Oct. 1, 2024: young men could become the new “customer” of the church. David Murrow wrote a great book called Why Men Hate Going to Church. He noted that since there was such a female gender skew … Continue reading →

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