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- The Anarchists’ Son in Perry Miller’s Chair
- Ruth Wisse Against the Schlemiel
- The Man Who Lived in the Conjunction: A Hero System Reading of Stephen J. Whitfield
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- ‘The journey is over. Love to all.’
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- The Editor Who Decided What Survives: Jules Chametzky and the Hero System of the Canon
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Author Archives: Luke Ford
When Did Opium Become Bad?
I have a great-great grandfather Chinese ancestor who sold opium among many other products at his store in central Queensland in the late 19th Century. My dad was 1/8th Chinese and he was regularly called “Chinky” at school. His mom … Continue reading
The Custodianship Question in Asia
Custodianship Question in America The Custodianship Question In Canada, Latin America, Africa Australia, New Zealand Europe Alliance Theory & The Custodianship Question Alliance Theory The literary and intellectual traditions of China, Japan, and Korea are not organized around any of … Continue reading
Jewish Diaspora Politics
Hungary before World War I is the textbook example of Jews siding with the majority in politics. Hungarian Jews Magyarized aggressively in the late nineteenth century, learned Hungarian, took Hungarian names, and aligned with the Magyar nationalist project against the … Continue reading
Dehumanization is not a Malfunction of our Politics
The more diverse America gets, the less we have in common with our fellow citizens, the less likely we are to see each other as human. Even the biggest brains have limited capacity for empathy. Evolution designed us to use … Continue reading
The Press TV Americans Face Their War
The war with Iran began February 28, 2026. By mid-April the Pentagon had spent $18 billion and requested $200 billion more, damage to Iran ran past $300 billion, Arab states absorbed over $120 billion in costs, and the Strait of … Continue reading
NYT: Attacks on Jewish Targets in Europe Suggest Hybrid Warfare
The New York Times reports: The attacks, mostly at night on Jewish or Israeli-linked targets, are calibrated to “generate fear and psychological pressure without triggering major escalation” — a hallmark of hybrid Iranian-linked efforts, Mr. Shtuni said. And in many … Continue reading
NYT: Smog in Phoenix and Salt Lake City? The E.P.A. Is Blaming Asia.
The New York Times reports: Without contaminants blowing in from Mexico and Asia, the reasoning goes, Phoenix would have been in compliance with federal pollution limits. Other regions are now taking up that strategy. Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency … Continue reading
‘Walking Is the Only Exercise Your Body Was Designed For’
A Memoir as Apparatus: David Duke’s My Awakening
David Duke’s My Awakening: A Path to Racial Understanding, published in 1998, runs to roughly 700 pages and presents itself as both autobiography and treatise. The book describes Duke’s life from his childhood in Tulsa and the Hague through his … Continue reading
Theology as History: E. Michael Jones and the Problem of the Single Cause
The Jewish Revolutionary Spirit and Its Impact on World History (2008) by E. Michael Jones presents a theology of history as history. The book runs nearly 1,200 pages, footnotes heavily, and covers terrain from the Gospel of John through Bolshevism, … Continue reading