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- Full Faith and Credit
- The Conquest of the Creature
- The Index of His Father
- The Hero System That Says Its Name: Moshe Hillel Hirsch and the Greatness of Man
- Who Keeps the People Alive: A Hero-System Essay on Rabbi Dov Lando
- The Man Who Priced The Long Run
- The Return
- Redemption Has an Address: The Hero System of Bezalel Smotrich
- Itamar Ben-Gvir and the Two Terrors
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- Pete Hegseth and the Sacred Word
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- The Hero System of Bernie Sanders
- The Advance Man
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* The Filkins Pivot: Legacy Prestige and the Fracturing of the Chattering Class (1-16-26)
* Decoding The Trump Doctrine (1-4-26)
* If Tatiana Schlossberg were “Tatiana Smith” (12-30-25)
* ‘I’m So Trained’: How The Credential Society Burned Down the Palisades (12-28-25)
* Status Closure and The Lost Generation (12-25-25)
* The Bondi Massacre (12-15-25)
* Sydney Jews Learn That Their Aussie Social Contract Has Become A Suicide Pact (12-15-25)
* Terror in Sydney: Analyzing the “Chanukah by the Sea” Massacre (12-14-25)
* Decoding Nick Fuentes (11-2-25)
* The Landscape of Emotional Sobriety (10-29-30)
* The Rise & Fall Of Air Supply (10-19-25)
* No Kings, No Results: How Elite Pride Replaced Real Progress (10-19-25)
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* The Revolt Of The Masses (8-31-25)
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Category Archives: Personal
More Attuned
A friend yesterday said I had become funnier since I started studying Alexander Technique. That I was more attuned to the people around me and therefore was more likely to say things they’d find amusing rather than offensive. I had … Continue reading
First Black Female Rabbi Ordained
Bob emails: There goes the neighborhood. Khunrum emails: "There’s one shul that might let Luke attend." Fred emails: "I wonder if they’d make him sit in the back of the shul." Bob emails: "Even they would probably question our hapless … Continue reading
‘A Sincere Question’
Rabbi Yehuda (YY) Rubinstein emails me June 5: Dear Mr Ford, I honestly want to pose you a question if I may. I watched the video of you sitting in the car the other day [LF: this video or this?] … Continue reading
She’s Looking For A Nice Jewish Boy
myannamills: what are you doing with yourself these days. You are retired arent you? Luzdedos1: lukeford.net Luzdedos1: jewish stuff myannamills: haha i love jewish guys myannamills: they are my weakness haha myannamills: I"m a shikse myannamills: haha myannamills: I’ve been … Continue reading
ATID Weed
I was having a gentle morning conversation when suddenly the woman said, "How old is the world?" Wow. "About five billion years," I said. "I think that’s the scientific consensus." "But what about the Torah?" "I don’t take the first … Continue reading
Am I Self-Righteous?
A new friend accuses me of self-righteousness. I just don’t see it. And neither do my friends. Robert emails: "She confuses self-righteousness with the clarity and command of a Moral Leader. Common mistake." Fred emails: I agree with Robert that … Continue reading
Talking To My Dad
"The other day when you were talking to me, I suddenly felt you were no longer talking to me but to your dad," says a friend. "What do you mean? What was I talking about?" "Your voice changed and you … Continue reading
Lending A Hand On Shabbos
Just a few minutes before Shuvuot, as I was walking to a friend’s home for dinner, I passed two Mexicans in an alley with a beat-up old truck. A middle-aged man and woman were straining and failing to put a … Continue reading
I Reflect On My 43rd Birthday
From Norwalk, CA: Luke Ford Reflects On His 43rd Birthday @ Yahoo! Video