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"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:
- What the Clinician Knows: The Career of Amy Bloom
- Steven Pinker: Language, Human Nature, and Progress
- No Lessons: The Fiction of Melvin Jules Bukiet
- The Double Life: Jonathan Ames Between Memoir and Invention
- World-Class Haters: Terry Moran and the End of the Neutral Correspondent
- The Price of Politics: Ian Bremmer and the Making of Political Risk
- The Duck and the Rabbit: Danielle Blau and the Marriage of Philosophy and Poetry
- The Stage He Could Not Find: Lawrence Kohlberg and the Limits of Moral Development
- Steve Almond: Affection Without Exemption
- Karen Bender: Small Decisions, Remade Lives
- John J. Mearsheimer and the Hero System of the Cold Look
- Arne Naess: The Hero System of the Wide Self
- Yael Goldstein Love
- Aimee Bender and the Uses of the Impossible
- Philosopher Rebecca Goldstein
- Karl Stefanovic aka Joe Bogan
- Sociologist John W. Meyer
- Shalom Auslander and the God He Cannot Leave
- The Mattering Map
- Regime Change and the Misunderstanding Myth
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* American Epistemics (1-19-26)
* The Most Socially Toxic Inconvenient Truths (1-18-26)
* The Luke Ford Genre (1-18-26)
* 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)
* You Are An Important Soldier In A Great War (9-7-25)
* The Revolt Of The Masses (8-31-25)
* The Covenant of Ashwood (8-24-25)
* If you can’t trust central bankers, then who can you trust? (8-23-25)
* Why Is The Elite Media Singing From The Same Hymnal About The Trump-Putin Summit? (8-17-25)
* Why Do Smart News Operations Sound So Uniformly Dumb So Often? (8-16-25)
* Nobody Is Coming (8-10-25)
* When Elites Restrict Our Speech, It’s Because They Love Truth, Freedom & Democracy (8-3-25)
Category Archives: Personal
Shame – My Most Disabling Emotion
I often get hit with attacks of shame. I find it devastating. I’m just starting to understand it with the help of this new book by psychiatrist Stephan B. Poulter, The Father Factor: How Your Father’s Legacy Impacts Your Career. … Continue reading
ABC News Producer Arrested On Public Sidewalk
On countless occasions, bouncers, publicists and even police have tried to restrict my ability to stand freely on a public sidewalk and report (take pictures, video tec) on what’s going on. Most of the time, I’ve grown tired of the … Continue reading
I’m Live On My Cam With Jewcy.com’s Joey Kurtzman
We’re studying this week’s Torah portion Re’eh. Click here to join the fun. Full video. Deuteronomy 14:25 says you can spend your money as your heart desires. How do the rabbis interpret this? Doing this according to your heart’s desire … Continue reading
I’m Studying This Week’s Torah Portion Live On My Cam With Jewcy’s Joey Kurtzman At 3 PM PST
Click here to join the fun. Complete video. From Jewcy.com: Joey Kurtzman is president of Jewcy Partners, LLC, and co-founding editor of Jewcy.com. Prior to joining Jewcy he was an on-air contributor to Ireland’s political and cultural radio program, The … Continue reading
I Gained Two Inches Through Alexander Technique
After a month of lessons, I’ve largely corrected my stoop and I now stand about 6’2".
A Blast From The Past
I used to work with Jon at KAHI radio in 1987. We used to share dirty jokes and the like. He emails me today: You must be the same Luke Ford who used to work at KAHI radio in Auburn. … Continue reading
A Lonely Space
So I was feeling quite alone Friday night as I strode home from shul. I ran into four 18-year old Israeli girls who’d just arrived two days ago and were looking for their Shabbat dinner hosts. I didn’t know where … Continue reading
Stopping By 613 Mitzvah Store On A Sunny Sunday Afternoon
Modern Orthodoxy is in decline, even in Pico-Robertson. I walked the length and breadth of Pico Bvd this afternoon and could not find an RCA version of the Artscroll Siddur (prayer book). I had to order one. I bought some … Continue reading
‘Stick A Fork In Him’
khunrum emails: "Luke you are "flogging" so many different commodities…Hot Dogs, Beer, Music etc. etc. etc….why not go "all the way" and walk around Pico/Robertson with a Sandwich Board advertising your latest product. You’ll get some much needed exercise as … Continue reading
I Got A Hair Cut
I’m not too happy. I lost four inches off my mane.