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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:
- 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
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- * 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
The Call Of The Genes
My relatives at my Aunty Linda’s 80th birthday party.
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Keep Coming Back!
* For the past 45 years, people have told me that my sloppiness will be my undoing. * Friend: “You misfiled again!” Luke: “Will you be my sponsor for Underearners Anonymous?” Friend: “Sure, I’ll do a 5150 and have you … Continue reading
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I Have A Credit Score Of 592
I never saw myself as this much of a loser. In 2007, I had about $130,000 available credit on my cards, now it is down to about $2127. I have a lower credit score than your average resident of Washington … Continue reading
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I’ll Go For A Hug
* Luke: “I’m going out tonight.” Friend: “Don’t be yourself. Make believe you are somebody else.” Miriam Lilian D Or: Whenever you show empathy, I worry thinking something may be wrong with you. * Friend: What are your goals in … Continue reading
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Abstinence
* Friend: best advice you ever gave me was when I kvetched about your pics of me were the first thing google pulled up….and you said, “do more work…” well, all the s***I write pushed even my mug shots off … Continue reading
I Luv Dem Sistas!
Just had three black chix (one is majoring in computer science, one is latin) fussing over me at the physical therapist’s office, Jew heaven, luv dem sistas. Sometimes even a Torah Jew blogger needs a little attention for his aching … Continue reading
My Experience, Strength & Hope
* I haven’t spent a penny on pornography since 1995. * For more than four decades, Jews have complained, “Why won’t Palestinians pursue their group interest through non-violent organization?” Now the Palestinians are doing just that effectively through BDS, so … Continue reading
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How The Experience Of Psycho-Therapy Has Changed For Me
I’ve had 10 years of therapy. In my early years, I mainly talked about the great BJs I received that week, but now I no longer get blown, the work is more painful. In those early years, my therapist worried … Continue reading
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The First Book I Ever Read
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Not A Problem!
* Secretary: “My boyfriend was pushing a car and the jerk braked and my boyfriend suffered a major injury. He had to have surgery to repair his shoulder. He got a big ol’ scar.” Turning to me, she says with … Continue reading
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