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- The Other Constitution: John Marini on Bureaucracy and the American Founding
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- Freedom and Authority: The Work of Christoph Bezemek
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- The Friend with the Microphone
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- What the Dashboard Cannot Count
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- The Refusal to Disappear
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* ‘I’m So Trained’: How The Credential Society Burned Down the Palisades (12-28-25)
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Category Archives: Personal
My Former UCLA Classmate Is Now A Lieutenant Colonel In The U.S. Army
In the fall of 1988, I believed life could be normal again. I hoped to find a doctor who’d discover what was wrong with me and then I would return to the action full bore. I took three classes in … Continue reading
Beatniks, courage, and Rabbs
Greg Leake emails: Hi Luke, I like the sunglasses. Sure, I know your reasons for wearing them. But frankly, you know, the shades go some distance towards fulfilling my image of you. In my mind you’re kind of a combination … Continue reading
I Return To Aish HaTorah
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My Boy’s A Bloody Liar!
D. emails: He writes: “If somebody had offered me a part in a movie in exchange for having sex with the men of their choice, I would’ve refused.” However, if Sunny Jim got to make the choice, it’d be a … Continue reading
Exploitation Korean-Style
The Los Angeles Times reports: Reporting from Seoul — — She was a young actress with designs on mega-stardom. But to realize her dreams, Jang Ja-yeon was resigned to take her place in the seamy realm of the South Korean … Continue reading
Uggh! I Did It Again!
Many years ago, when Britney Spears was hot, she released a hit single called “Oops, I Did It Again.” I may not fully understand this song, but Britney makes it seem just so sexy when she makes a mistake. According … Continue reading
My Shopping Misadventures
I’m not very good at real life. In 1984 at age 18, I bought some slip-on dress shoes that I thought I could use for work. They turned out to be slippers. I went walking down the street and people … Continue reading
My Traffic Sources By City Over The Past Year
1,361,222 visits came from 26,101 cities Visits Pages/Visit Avg. Time on Site % New Visits Bounce Rate 1. New York 63,293 1.64 00:01:29 66.09% 75.63% 2. Los Angeles 54,049 1.68 00:01:51 48.45% 75.00% 3. New York 46,131 1.52 00:01:25 69.45% … Continue reading
My Traffic Sources
12.33% Direct Traffic 12.51% Referring Sites 75.15% Search Engines 1. google / organic 443,571 1.49 00:01:10 81.38% 81.06% 2. (direct) / (none) 84,257 1.56 00:01:44 52.81% 76.98% 3. yahoo / organic 35,304 1.52 00:01:19 87.09% 78.82% 4. google.com / referral … Continue reading