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Author Archives: Luke Ford
Unanswered Threats: Political Constraints on the Balance of Power
Randall Schweller wrote in 2010: ALTHOUGH THE BRITISH EMPIRE according to J. R. Seeley and Winston Churchill was acquired in a fit of absentmindedness, territorial expansion usually advances through a deliberate and collective will to imperial power, through a single-mindedness … Continue reading
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What Is Religion?: Debating the Academic Study of Religion
Here are some highlights from this 2021 book: Jews who practice Judaism do not necessarily think they are practicing religion, unless they are part of a larger Western society that defines Judaism as such. Many ultra- Orthodox Jews do not, … Continue reading
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Impulse Control Disorders
Here are some highlights from this 2010 book: Pathological Gambling: Promoting Risk, Provoking Ruin * Americans spend more money on gambling than on any other form of entertainment (Volberg 2001). From 1995 to 2006, consumer spending on commercial casino gambling … Continue reading
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Harvard Psychologist Steven Pinker Lectures On Rationality At UCLA 2 (5-30-24)
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Donald Trump Convicted On 34 Felonies (5-30-24)
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