- https://PayPal.Me/lukeisback
"Luke Ford reports all of the 'juicy' quotes, and has been doing it for years." (Marc B. Shapiro)
"This guy knows all the gossip, the ins and outs, the lashon hara of the Orthodox world. He’s an [expert] in... all the inner workings of the Orthodox world." (Rabbi Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff) LATEST POSTS:
- Robert Putnam: The Man Who Counted What America Lost
- W. Bradford Wilcox: The Sociologist Who Tells America to Get Married
- Peter Moskos: The Cop Who Talks to People
- Julius Krein
- Ryan Burge: The Numbers Man in the Empty Church
- Emily Oster: The Economist in the Delivery Room
- The Most Ridiculous Story Ever Told
- Tanner Greer
- Economist Tyler Cowen
- Richard Reeves: A Life in Institutions
- Jake Adelstein: The Reporter Who Became His Story
- Jim Goad (1961-2026)
- Moira Greyland
- Robert Oscar Lopez: The Inconvenient Witness
- Two Ledgers: Decoding the Gurus and the Price of Talk
- The Pervert’s Progress: Costin Vlad Alamariu and the Making of Bronze Age Pervert
- Curtis Yarvin: A Life Against Democracy
- Mark Helprin: Against the Current
- Mark Brandt: The Man Who Asked Who Else Is Prejudiced
- John T. Jost: The Psychologist of Acquiescence
BEST POSTS:
- * The Enlightenment Wasn’t Enlightened (6-23-26)
* Mr. Burge Draws The Line (6-23-26)
* 'Improving on Democracy' (6-17-26)
* People Leak To People Who Are Fun (6-11-26)
* Why Does Australia Produce So Many Great Journalists? (6-11-26)
* Steve Wynn and the Press: Power, Litigation, and the Contest Over Las Vegas (6-3-26)
* Sheldon Adelson and the Journalists (6-3-26)
* The Vigilant Animal: Thinkers Who Reject the Myth of Human Gullibility (6-2-26)
* The Cost of Refusing the Misunderstanding Myth (6-2-26)
* Show Me How It Travels (6-2-26)
* The Norm Explainers (6-2-26)
* Centering Marginalized Voices (6-1-26)
* What would it look like if the Washington Post put its reader first? (6-1-26)
* What would it look like if the Financial Times put its reader first? (6-1-26)
* What It Would Mean for the Los Angeles Times to Put the Reader First? (6-1-26)
* What It Would Mean for The New York Times to Put the Reader First? (6-1-26)
* Why Wembanyama Lives on the Perimeter (5-31-26)
* The Emotional Palettes Of San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco & Sacramento (5-27-26)
* The Administrative Capital: Sacramento Legal Culture (5-27-26)
* San Diego - The Quiet Republic (5-27-26)
* The Quiet Bar: San Diego Legal Culture (5-27-26)
* SF v LA Legal Culture (5-27-26)
* Why Talent Travels Poorly Between San Francisco and Los Angeles (5-27-26)
* San Francisco and Los Angeles as Rival Models of Urban Access (5-27-26)
* Social Cliques in New York, 2026 (5-25-26)
* Social Cliques in San Francisco, 2026 (5-25-26)
* The Rival Courts of Washington (5-25-26)
* The City of Private Rooms (5-25-26)
Category Archives: Barack Obama
Obama Talks To Hamas
Joe emails: Well, there is your change. After a no-b.s. policy under which Hamas was not offered a seat at the table, Obama will take a listen, because that is what a good appeaser does. Now, of course, to be … Continue reading →
Posted in Barack Obama
|
Tagged absolute sovereignty, embassy in cairo, marble table, test periods, unmitigated disaster, us embassy in cairo
|
Comments Off on Obama Talks To Hamas
Where’s Obama On Israel’s Gaza Invasion?
Jews voted overwhelmingly for Barack Obama. It would be darkly funny if he proved fatal to the Jewish state. Ralph Peters nails it in the New York Post: Israel can deal with self-aggrandizing busybodies, such as French President Nicolas Sarkozy, … Continue reading →
Posted in Barack Obama, Israel
|
Tagged Barack Obama, french president nicolas, french president nicolas sarkozy, israel defense forces, nicolas sarkozy, president nicolas sarkozy
|
Comments Off on Where’s Obama On Israel’s Gaza Invasion?
Is Barack Obama Living Life On The Down Low?
He chose a chief of staff, Rahm Emmanuel, who majored in dance. BernardMadoff: Why don’t you take this bull by his horns and drive over there now and move in with him? guest2: i need someone who doesn’t read so … Continue reading →
Posted in Barack Obama
|
Tagged adolf hilter, Barack Obama, candy store, chief of staff, george clooney, hitlerism, opray, rahm emmanuel, youtube
|
Comments Off on Is Barack Obama Living Life On The Down Low?
The Cult-Like Fervor Around Arianna & Barack Obama
From The Macho Response: "She could hardly have picked a more appropriate guru." — Ryan Tate, on The Huffington Post‘s Arianna Huffington, and her guru, John-Roger – who she sends her workers to for "training" – though he was described … Continue reading →
Posted in Abuse, Barack Obama, Blogging, Cults
|
Tagged Barack Obama, clear as a bell, huffington post, political insiders, ryan tate, vice like grip
|
Comments Off on The Cult-Like Fervor Around Arianna & Barack Obama
Are Orthodox Jews ‘Rednecks’ In Their Attitude To Obama?
Canadian Orthodox rabbi Reuven Tradburks writes: The point of my article was only tangentially about Obama. It was more about the tone and texture of differences. Once a person is identified as not being on my team – because he … Continue reading →
Posted in Barack Obama, Blacks, Orthodoxy, Race
|
Tagged David Berger, haredi world, jewish world, orthodox jews, orthodox rabbi, reuven
|
Comments Off on Are Orthodox Jews ‘Rednecks’ In Their Attitude To Obama?
Will Obama Be Good For Israel?
Bruce Epstein writes: "You paint Jewish opposition to Obama as having “little to do with his policies or his political ability”. You are correct that this opposition is not based on Obama’s policies, since he has never done anything. Therefore, … Continue reading →
Posted in Barack Obama, Israel
|
Tagged bruce epstein, jewish opposition, jewish redneck, political ability, simplistic view
|
Comments Off on Will Obama Be Good For Israel?
Is The End Nigh?
Daniel Pipes writes: Ali ibn Abi-Talib, the seventh-century figure central to Shiite Islam, is said to have predicted when the world will end, columnist Amir Taheri points out. A "tall black man" commanding "the strongest army on earth" will take … Continue reading →
Posted in Barack Obama, Islam
|
Tagged imam hussein, iranian president mahmoud, iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad, mahmoud ahmadinejad, president mahmoud ahmadinejad, shiite islam
|
Comments Off on Is The End Nigh?
Barack Obama Blurbed Bill Ayers’ Book
Bill Dyer writes: From an authoritative and comprehensive post at zomblog (don’t even think of suggesting that this is a photo-shopped fake, because you’ll just make an utter fool of yourself if you do)(h/t Ace), here is a photograph of … Continue reading →
Posted in Barack Obama
|
Tagged Barack Obama, bill ayers, illinois state senator, senator barack obama, utter fool
|
Comments Off on Barack Obama Blurbed Bill Ayers’ Book
Obama Holds Conference Call With 900 Rabbis for the High Holy Days, Says His Volunteers Are Blowing Shofars of Action
Jake Tapper writes: Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., held a conference call with over 900 rabbis this morning to wish them and their congregations a Happy Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year (year 5769, for those counting) which begins at sunset … Continue reading →
Posted in Barack Obama
|
Tagged danya ruttenberg, high holy days, jake tapper, rabbi elliot dorff, shanah tovah, sukkat shalom
|
Comments Off on Obama Holds Conference Call With 900 Rabbis for the High Holy Days, Says His Volunteers Are Blowing Shofars of Action
If Obama Loses, Is It Racism?
Dennis Prager writes: If Barack Obama loses the 2008 election, liberal hell will break loose. Seven weeks before the 2008 presidential election, liberals are warning America that if Barack Obama loses, it is because Americans are racist. Of course, that … Continue reading →