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: Musk’s Misinformation About Tech Visas

Posted on January 3, 2025 by Luke Ford

Farah Stockman writes for the New York Times: …for more than a decade, Americans working in the tech industry have been systematically laid off and replaced by cheaper H-1B visa holders… Prominent companies were jettisoning their locally hired I.T. departments … Continue reading →

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The Return of American Carnage (1-2-25)

Posted on January 2, 2025 by Luke Ford

01:00 New Orleans terror attack, https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01/02/us/new-orleans-attack-news07:00 The Crazy Nastyass Honey Badger, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r7wHMg5Yjg08:30 Terrorism, Islamism, and the Democrats, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ci0GnJzYfqA56:40 Media malpractice 1:24:20 Elon Musk supports Tommy Robinson, https://x.com/brianoflondon/status/1874814301762191560

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The Most Powerful Court in the World: A History of the Supreme Court of the United States

Posted on January 1, 2025 by Luke Ford

UCLA law professor Stuart Banner writes in this 2024 book: * The most partisan justice of all was Samuel Chase. Appointed to the Court in 1796 after a long career as a legislator and a judge in Maryland, Chase was … Continue reading →

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Terror Attack In New Orleans Kills 10 (1-1-25)

Posted on January 1, 2025 by Luke Ford

01:00 Terror attack in New Orleans, https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01/01/us/new-orleans-vehicle-crash04:00 WP: Years of inaction on ‘crisis’ at Secret Service set stage for Trump shooting in Butler, https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2024/12/31/butler-trump-secret-service-shooting/11:00 Donald Trump transformed the culture, https://www.politico.com/news/2024/12/29/culture-wars-trump-woke-democrats-0019542416:30 Have Biden’s Infirmities Destroyed Liberalism?, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVN0ao5E80Q59:00 Why Loners Suck At … Continue reading →

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Could Populism & Nationalism Lead A Moral Revival? (12-31-24)

Posted on December 31, 2024 by Luke Ford

01:00 ‘Could populism and nationalism be a parallel to religious revivals?’, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=15848808:00 Religiosity can bring personal stability in a volatile world, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/guest-avi-liberman/id1732222323?i=100065798789917:00 NYT: Israel Loosened Its Rules to Bomb Hamas Fighters, Killing Many More Civilians, https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/26/world/middleeast/israel-hamas-gaza-bombing.html19:40 The Brutality of War … Continue reading →

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