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).

NYT: Secret Synagogue Tunnel Sets Off Altercation That Leads to 9 Arrests

Posted on January 10, 2024 by Luke Ford

Most of the time that religion is in the news, it looks terrible. This is one of those times. The New York Times reports: A decades-old fight about the direction of one of New York’s most prominent Hasidic Jewish groups … Continue reading →

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The Vlogosphere and its Enemies (1-7-24)

Posted on January 7, 2024 by Luke Ford

01:00 Trump is an American representative of the populist nationalist surge, https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/06/opinion/trump-election-2024.html03:00 Designated Survivor, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Designated_Survivor_(TV_series)05:00 NYTimes podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aubBW1ZOwc33:00 The blogosphere and its enemies: the case of oophorectomy, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=14022756:00 Doctors performs hundreds of unnecessary surgeries, https://magazine.atavist.com/damages-javaid-perwaiz-virginia-obgyn-surgeries-lawsuit/59:00 Using women’s bodies to get … Continue reading →

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Elites & Democracy

Posted on January 7, 2024 by Luke Ford

Stephen Turner writes a chapter called “Carl Friedrich and the Cancellation of Pareto” in the 2023 book, Vilfredo Pareto’s Contributions to Modern Social Theory: A Centennial Appraisal: * What makes Friedrich of special interest is not only the texts but … Continue reading →

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NYT: ‘Los Angeles Pedestrians Look Forward to Relaxed Jaywalking Law’

Posted on January 3, 2024 by Luke Ford

The New York Times published Nov. 3, 2022: “I’m smart enough to know if cars are coming,” said one walker who is glad the old law will come off the books on Jan. 1. Starting Jan. 1, thanks to the … Continue reading →

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Understanding Israel’s War In Gaza

Posted on January 2, 2024 by Luke Ford

John J. Mearsheimer and Sebastian Rosato write in their 2023 book, How States Think: The Rationality of Foreign Policy: …when states believe their survival is at stake, they do not hesitate to kill large numbers of civilians if such murderous … Continue reading →

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