Category Archives: America

Will Reparations Improve Black-White Relations?

From The FT: “In 2019, Evanston, Illinois — a university town of 78,000 outside Chicago — became the first US municipality to set up a $10mn reparations fund to compensate African Americans for residential racism. From 1919 to 1969, most … Continue reading

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Female Autonomy Under Review?

The boring predictable journo Amanda Hess writes in the New York Times: “But when “Gutfeld!” airs, it also projects Ms. Kat Timpf into a political ecosystem in which women’s autonomy over their bodies and lives is under review — where … Continue reading

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The Return To Patronage

It doesn’t seem to get much media attention that Trump cuts target groups such as black women, and left-coded government services such as DEI and DEI enforcement while trying to preserve and enhance services for his base (law and order, … Continue reading

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The James Comey Indictment (9-28-25)

02:00 Trump’s former insurance lawyer, https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/the-former-insurance-lawyer-trump-picked-to-take-on-comey-54c4261d?mod=hp_lead_pos1104:00 Media mocks Trump’s lawyers18:20 Rodney Martin joins the show 48:00 To host a livestream, you usually feel like you know something valuable that you want to share, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=16399354:00 Everything is BS, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=16399156:00 This is … Continue reading

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WP: Trump swerves and swaggers on the world stage: What remains largely missing for the president are the kind of foundational principles that historians might someday refer to as a “Trump doctrine.”

Karen Tumulty writes: The populist and nationalist catchphrase that Trump and his supporters use is “America First.” What it means, however, is whatever he wants it to… “I don’t think there’s a Trump doctrine. I don’t think he has a … Continue reading

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The Right Came Together At Charlie Kirk’s Memorial Service

Months after their ugly split, Donald Trump and Elon Musk sat together at Charlie Kirk’s service last Sunday. Ben Shapiro and Tucker Carlson talked for the first time in years. High functioning people let go of feuds easily when it … Continue reading

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Demons Are Interesting

That which is interesting is usually not true. The religious right in America talks about demons because they are exciting and they imbue the mundane with transcendent significance. For example, instead of telling yourself that you are sleeping poorly because … Continue reading

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The James Comey Indictment

Since 1968, 142 Republican presidential administration officials have been indicted vs three Democrats. Grok: “This disparity (142 vs. 3) has fueled claims of systemic bias, as rated “Half True” by PolitiFact—accurate on the raw numbers but potentially explained by more … Continue reading

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The Boss, The Secretary & Alliance Theory

The 22=year-old secretary at the real estate firm begins her Monday wearing her new outfit, hoping for her boss’s approval, which she has never received in her seven weeks at the firm. She gives him a big smile when he … Continue reading

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Charlie Kirk, RIP (1993-2025) 9-21-25

01:00 Charlie Kirk, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Kirk12:00 “This Is What Barack Obama Thought Was the Right Thing To Say?”, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6f-pE2tJd2I28:30 Mike Benz on Who Funds Trantifa Terror, Charlie Kirk’s Legacy, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3h8Q1OTBWlM34:00 The Competency Crisis at the CIA, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=16377039:00 Mark Halperin: Why Charlie Kirk’s … Continue reading

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