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- Lynn Hunt and the Cultural Turn
- The Jewish Jesus and His Interpreters: Amy-Jill Levine and the Return of the New Testament to Second Temple Judaism
- The Keeper of the Dead: Timothy Snyder’s Hero System
- How Wide the We: David Hollinger and the Quarrel Over Solidarity
- The Anarchists’ Son in Perry Miller’s Chair
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- The Man Who Lived in the Conjunction: A Hero System Reading of Stephen J. Whitfield
- The Hero System of Literary Critic Robert Alter
- ‘The journey is over. Love to all.’
- The Private Case
- Eager to Fight: The Hero System of John Podhoretz
- The Hero System of Norman Podhoretz
- Cynthia Ozick’s Hero System: The Idol and the Word
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- Good Faith and Its Strangers: The Hero System of William Shernoff
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* If Tatiana Schlossberg were “Tatiana Smith” (12-30-25)
* ‘I’m So Trained’: How The Credential Society Burned Down the Palisades (12-28-25)
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Category Archives: Personal
‘You’re A Powerful Man’
I chatted with a friend over Shabbos. Out of the blue, she said, "You’re a powerful man in this community. People fear you." "Good," I said.
Why Be Good?
In the summer of 1995, I wrote Dennis Prager a letter (15 months earlier, I moved to Los Angeles to work for him, the job fell through) asking for his permission to develop his ideas on how to be a … Continue reading
The Joy Of Yoga – Have You Noticed My Spiritual Growth?
I was Marc Germain’s radio show Thursday night for 30 minutes. Marc: "What’s happening with you?" Luke: "I just got back from yoga. Have you noticed a certain spiritual change in me?" Marc: "You dabble in almost everything." "Have you … Continue reading
‘Man On Wire’ (2008)
Last week, I watched this documentary: "On August 7th 1974, a young Frenchman named Philippe Petit stepped out on a wire illegally rigged between New York’s twin towers, then the worlds tallest buildings. After nearly an hour dancing on the … Continue reading
I’m Singing Live On My Cam With The DVD ‘Mama Mia’
Click here to sing along. More on "Mama Mia." ChaimAmalek: Luke, I have yet to see any personal growth in the Luke Ford story line ChaimAmalek: Only beard growth ChaimAmalek: You need to retool yourself for the Obama years. ChaimAmalek: … Continue reading
Did ‘The Pianist’ Have A Point?
I saw this movie with a gorgeous shiksa in a dark and empty theater and one thing led to another and we were groping each other in the dark like there was no tomorrow. Pictures of the Holocaust do that … Continue reading
Lonely Ladies
Over the past 24 hours, I’ve had two women tell me they’re depressed and lonely. I love it! I love it when people confide in me. It makes me feel important and trusted.
I Just Lost A Friend
I was scanning my Facebook page and saw an update from someone I don’t know but who is one of my Facebook friends: "…is infatuated with the freecredit.com guy. Cute, Cute, Cute!" Call me a homophobe, but I can’t stomach … Continue reading
‘Pets Are Like People’
"Freddy just got cremated," said the woman. "I’m so sad. I just brought home his ashes." "Pffft," I said. "You don’t think pets are like people. I think pets are like people." "They’re like people for people who don’t have … Continue reading
I Am Finally Proud Of My Country
Watching the inauguration today, I was proud of my country for the first time. Now, please, never ever accuse me of racism.