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).

Christian Provacateurs

Posted on March 7, 2025 by Luke Ford

Aaron Renn writes Nov. 12, 2024: The left’s bogeyman du jour is Elon Musk, not someone like Pat Robertson. However, various Christian provocateurs are going to keep saying and doing things intentionally designed to anger secular society. For example, Indiana … Continue reading →

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How Protestants Made The West Great

Posted on March 7, 2025 by Luke Ford

The Social Pathologist, a Roman Catholic, blogs Dec. 24, 2021 (hat tip to Aaron Renn): Protestantism gets a bad rap among many on the right and I think some of the traditional criticisms of it are justified. However, as I’ve … Continue reading →

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The Hidden Costs of Defending Others Online

Posted on March 7, 2025 by Luke Ford

Aaron Renn writes Jan. 9: You should think twice before rushing to the defense of someone online. What I’m talking about here specifically is defending someone who others are attempting to cancel online, especially when it is powerful people attempting … Continue reading →

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Public Intellectuals Have Short Shelf Lives—But Why?

Posted on March 7, 2025 by Luke Ford

Aaron Renn writes Feb. 11: Tanner Greer wrote a great piece about [Tom] Friedman’s story arc that explores what happened. Friedman studied the Middle East, then ended up as a New York Times correspondent in Beirut and Jerusalem. This gave … Continue reading →

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How the Right is Finally Learning to Take Over Institutions

Posted on March 7, 2025 by Luke Ford

Aaron Renn writes Feb. 13: Conservatives can’t use the long march strategy because the left isn’t dumb enough to let them penetrate institutions. Instead, conservatives need to do the equivalent of a private equity buyout and restructure institutions from the … Continue reading →

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