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"Luke Ford reports all of the 'juicy' quotes, and has been doing it for years." (Marc B. Shapiro)
"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:
- Robert Putnam: The Man Who Counted What America Lost
- W. Bradford Wilcox: The Sociologist Who Tells America to Get Married
- Peter Moskos: The Cop Who Talks to People
- Julius Krein
- Ryan Burge: The Numbers Man in the Empty Church
- Emily Oster: The Economist in the Delivery Room
- The Most Ridiculous Story Ever Told
- Tanner Greer
- Economist Tyler Cowen
- Richard Reeves: A Life in Institutions
- Jake Adelstein: The Reporter Who Became His Story
- Jim Goad (1961-2026)
- Moira Greyland
- Robert Oscar Lopez: The Inconvenient Witness
- Two Ledgers: Decoding the Gurus and the Price of Talk
- The Pervert’s Progress: Costin Vlad Alamariu and the Making of Bronze Age Pervert
- Curtis Yarvin: A Life Against Democracy
- Mark Helprin: Against the Current
- Mark Brandt: The Man Who Asked Who Else Is Prejudiced
- John T. Jost: The Psychologist of Acquiescence
BEST POSTS:
- * The Enlightenment Wasn’t Enlightened (6-23-26)
* Mr. Burge Draws The Line (6-23-26)
* 'Improving on Democracy' (6-17-26)
* People Leak To People Who Are Fun (6-11-26)
* Why Does Australia Produce So Many Great Journalists? (6-11-26)
* Steve Wynn and the Press: Power, Litigation, and the Contest Over Las Vegas (6-3-26)
* Sheldon Adelson and the Journalists (6-3-26)
* The Vigilant Animal: Thinkers Who Reject the Myth of Human Gullibility (6-2-26)
* The Cost of Refusing the Misunderstanding Myth (6-2-26)
* Show Me How It Travels (6-2-26)
* The Norm Explainers (6-2-26)
* Centering Marginalized Voices (6-1-26)
* What would it look like if the Washington Post put its reader first? (6-1-26)
* What would it look like if the Financial Times put its reader first? (6-1-26)
* What It Would Mean for the Los Angeles Times to Put the Reader First? (6-1-26)
* What It Would Mean for The New York Times to Put the Reader First? (6-1-26)
* Why Wembanyama Lives on the Perimeter (5-31-26)
* The Emotional Palettes Of San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco & Sacramento (5-27-26)
* The Administrative Capital: Sacramento Legal Culture (5-27-26)
* San Diego - The Quiet Republic (5-27-26)
* The Quiet Bar: San Diego Legal Culture (5-27-26)
* SF v LA Legal Culture (5-27-26)
* Why Talent Travels Poorly Between San Francisco and Los Angeles (5-27-26)
* San Francisco and Los Angeles as Rival Models of Urban Access (5-27-26)
* Social Cliques in New York, 2026 (5-25-26)
* Social Cliques in San Francisco, 2026 (5-25-26)
* The Rival Courts of Washington (5-25-26)
* The City of Private Rooms (5-25-26)
Category Archives: Personal
What Does Sports Mean To Me?
Luke: “Jarryd Hayne is doing amazing.” Therapist: “What does that mean to you?” Luke: “Nothing. It’s just a distraction from the misery of my life.” * Luke: “I’m feeling unloved.” Therapist: “What about other people? Do you love anyone?” Luke: … Continue reading
Luke Ford Interview Live Stream
Listen here and here. I am interviewed by a Los Angeles Jewish friend who’s been Modern Orthodox all of his life. Topics revolve around sex and include: * How should a healthy society respond to homosexuality * Sex, love and … Continue reading
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What Is My Role In The World?
* “What is the role that God has assigned me in the world? Hold my answer until I have completed the Ninth Step (amends). Everything we want is on the other side of the Ninth Step. The first nine steps … Continue reading
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You Can Often Sense Somebody’s Recovery Level By Their Body Language
For more than four years, I have been going to 12-step rooms for my various emotional addictions. I’ve noticed that you can usually tell where someone is in his recovery by his body language. Those in the throes of addiction … Continue reading
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Reworking The Twelve Steps
My previous efforts. Step One. Admit that I am powerless over my addictions. I am powerless over my desires for attention, nurturing, beauty, and power. I am powerless over my debting and under-earning and under-achieving and under-being. I am powerless … Continue reading
Time Is Cruel
My new passport photo: My 2005 passport photo:
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Just once this year, I want to see a white guy in Los Angeles toting a leaf blower
Chaim Amalek: “Seriously, walk up to a Mexican, ask to borrow his leaf blower, and have him take a picture of you holding it. Then circulate the photo to web sites where people ponder ‘What ever happened to Luke Ford?’ … Continue reading
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Open Borders
* Twenty years ago, I met a Christian girl at a party. She had to say a prayer to Jesus before she would get cozy. Something like: “Dear Jesus, thank you for giving me this man and for our kisses, … Continue reading
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Does this bloke look like anyone you know?
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How Do You Deflect The Bull Dyke?
* When I was a kid I thought dykes were hot. Now that I have seem many of them, they could not be further from hot. I remember one evening trying to share my experience, strength and hope with a … Continue reading
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