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Category Archives: America
Regime change: A post-liberal future with Patrick Deneen
I notice pundits salivating over the prospects for regime change in Russia and Iran. When is it cool to publicly call for regime change and when it is uncool? It is considered legitimate when a super-majority (60%+) of the population … Continue reading
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NYT: The Idea That Once Held America Together Died in 2025
John Fabian Witt, the author of “The Radical Fund: How a Band of Visionaries and a Million Dollars Upended America,” writes: In a year when the United States seemed more split than ever, Americans united in one way: We demanded … Continue reading
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Who Will Trump Fire First in 2026? Former Trump Official Sarah Isgur Weighs In
The Trump Administration’s Record & Legal Issues 0:43 – Executive Power Consolidation: Isgur identifies “vertical control over the executive branch” as both Trump’s biggest accomplishment and most troubling aspect, noting Congress has largely “went dormant.” 2:00 – The TikTok Ban … Continue reading
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Fox News: 40-year Harvard professor pens scathing piece on school’s ‘exclusion of white males,’ anti-Western trends
Fox reports: James Hankins said admissions committee told him accepting White male applicant was ‘not happening this year’ A history professor who taught at Harvard University for 40 years has left the Ivy League for greener pastures, penning a biting … Continue reading
The Anxious American Worker
Most American workers fear losing their job and not being able to find another one as good. Employers have the power right now and employees are clinging on to their jobs for dear life. In late 2025, 54% of U.S. … Continue reading
How Did Status Change In 2025?
The landscape of social class in the United States has shifted toward deeper polarization, where stability itself has become a luxury good. Here is the breakdown of the biggest changes in class relations, status markers, and occupational prestige for 2025. … Continue reading
Trump’s 2025 Exceeded MAGA Expectations
A MAGA friend often says to me, “Too much winning bro! I’m not worthy to live in these exciting times.” When Trump imposed a $100,000 fee for H1B visas, my friend thought he had died and gone to Heaven. Most … Continue reading
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‘I’m So Trained’: How The Credential Society Burned Down the Palisades (12-28-25)
01:00 I Make It Hard For People To Get Close To Me, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=16583102:00 The Bondi Massacre Reveals The Moral & Intellectual Bankruptcy Of Australia’s Jewish Leaders, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=16545507:00 Why America can’t have nice things, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMgoXdv5S8410:00 The LAFD Didn’t Put Out A … Continue reading
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The Vanishing Jew
Jacob Savage published in Tabletmag Feb. 28, 2023: “If Putin or Orban reduced their universities’ Jewish populations by 50%, the ADL would be howling. But Harvard and Yale can magically lose nearly half their Jewish students in less than a … Continue reading
Why does Gemini capitalize Black and not White?
Gemini says: The distinction comes from a major shift in editorial standards that occurred largely in 2020 (following the George Floyd protests). Most major style guides—including the Associated Press (AP), The New York Times, and APA (American Psychological Association)—updated their … Continue reading