Category Archives: America

Why Doesn’t America Have Mateship?

Posted on March 21, 2025 by Luke Ford

Grok says: America doesn’t have “mateship” in the same way Australia does because the two cultures grew from different roots, shaped by history, geography, and social vibes. In Australia, mateship— that deep, loyal, egalitarian bond between mates—came out of necessity … Continue reading →

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Steve Bannon and Donald Trump may get the facts wrong, but they get the feelings right of tens of millions of Americans who feel unserved by our major institutions.

Posted on March 21, 2025 by Luke Ford

Grok says: Steve Bannon and Donald Trump might mangle details—dates, numbers, specifics—but they’ve tapped into a vein of emotion that runs deep and wide across America. Tens of millions feel it: a simmering frustration, a sense of being ignored, dismissed, … Continue reading →

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Donald Trump vs America’s Elite

Posted on March 21, 2025 by Luke Ford

Grok says: Here’s an analysis of the Financial Times article titled “Donald Trump takes on America’s elite” (published March 20, 2025), focusing on its key points, arguments, tone, and implications. I’ll break it down systematically while keeping my perspective grounded … Continue reading →

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Trump vs the Institutions

Posted on March 21, 2025 by Luke Ford

What changes is Trump causing in America’s elite institutions that were previously controlled by liberals and the left such as Big Law, Big Business, Big Media, Big Universities? Grok says: As of March 21, 2025, Donald Trump’s second presidency has … Continue reading →

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How Do We Improve The U.S. Secret Service?

Posted on March 21, 2025 by Luke Ford

Carol Leonnig writes in this 2021 book, Zero Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service: * He would be a Secret Service agent. Now, thirty years later, Gable had indeed fulfilled that mission. He was a member of … Continue reading →

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