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- Help Me Understand: Ezra Klein and the Hero System of Comprehension
- The Fair Witness: Evan Osnos and the Hero System of the Even Voice
- The Hero System of UC Berkeley School of Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky
- The Hero System of WSJ Editor Emma Tucker
- Report: Rabbi Eliyahu Haimof, Accused in Lawsuit of Sexually and Physically Abusing Child, Threatens ZA’AKAH with Lawsuit, Then with Din Torah
- Report: Oberlin Chabad Rabbi, Shlomo Elkan, Removed Banned from Campus for Allegedly Engaging in Online Conversation Describing the Sexual Abuse of Children
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- Report: Lakewood Resident, Shemuel Shalomchaim, Charged with Rape
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- Report: North Miami Beach Resident, Yona (Shaya) Lunger, Arrested Twice, Charged with Multiple Sex Crimes Against Children
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- Report: YULA Sued for Sexual Abuse of Student by Former Director of Academic Support, Julie Tichon, Who Pleaded No Contest to Sexual Abuse of Two Students in Criminal Case
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Category Archives: Australia
Self-Verification And Self-Flaggellation Theory
I just had a friend ask me when I’m going to stop self-flaggellating. Hmm, I thought, I don’t think I beat myself down anymore. I feel like I have been largely free of this for five years. I think I … Continue reading
Thousands Of Flying Foxes Fly Through Tannum Sands (12-23-21)
Family Law In Australia
In Australian law, parents don’t have rights to see their kids. Family Law courts in Australia make rulings on child custody and parental access on the basis of what it believes is best for the children. As this is unknowable, … Continue reading
Luke and Paul play cricket (12-22-21)
A Safe Place For You In Queensland
Why Has Bad Behavior Skyrocketed? (12-12-21)
00:00 The Game: A Portrait of Scott Morrison, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=142462 07:00 Elliott Blatt joins 20:00 The quality of life has gone downhill in San Francisco, Los Angeles 30:00 Elliott is bullish about America 48:00 Trolling and its downsides 50:00 Building friendships … Continue reading
The Game: A Portrait of Scott Morrison
Sean Kelly’s book was published November 1, 2021. It’s from a left-wing perspective and it is thoughtful: * In 2010, towards the end of the year, when most politicians were already on holiday, fifty asylum seekers died in a wreck…. … Continue reading