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Category Archives: America
Trump Slashes Federal Workforce
ChatGPT says: Here’s the gist of what that Wall Street Journal opinion column (Sept. 6, 2025): Federal workforce shrinking: BLS establishment survey shows federal government employment fell by 15,000 in August and is down 97,000 since the January 2025 peak. … Continue reading
At The Mercy Of The Worst Among Us
Here are some provocative posts on X: This murderer's name is Decarlos Brown. He has been arrested 13 times, two of which were for assaulting women. In January 2025, Judge Teresa Stokes allowed him to be released on no cash … Continue reading
Where Is The Biggest Gap Between What People Say Publicly Vs Privately?
Jeffrey Hart wrote in his 2005 book: ‘The Making of the American Conservative Mind: National Review and Its Times’ (2005): Perhaps James Burnham was in an excessively pessimistic mood when he remarked to me once that the black problem “probably … Continue reading
WP: Gaza postwar plan envisions ‘voluntary’ relocation of entire population (9-1-25)
01:00 Religion vs sports03:00 Tucker hosts Christopher Caldwell, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9bua4XxWQA05:00 WP: Gaza postwar plan envisions ‘voluntary’ relocation of entire population, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=16348534:00 Why The Supreme Court Might Uphold Trump’s Tariffs, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=16349543:00 What are the implications of Donald Trump’s fatalism?, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=16347850:00 What Is … Continue reading
What are the implications of Donald Trump’s fatalism?
ChatGPT says: Trump’s fatalism—his tendency to frame events as inevitable, rigged, or out of anyone’s control—has several implications, both political and cultural: 1. Undermines Agency and Responsibility Fatalism downplays human choice and accountability. For Trump, this often means shrugging off … Continue reading
NYT: Someone Is Defying the Supreme Court, but It Isn’t Trump
Adrian Vermeule writes in the NYT: Since President Trump returned to the presidency for a second term, legal scholars and political writers have wrestled with a particular preoccupation: What if he defies court orders? When actual examples of the administration … Continue reading
Government By Experts
Christopher Caldwell writes: If Republicans, for now, appear to be better than Democrats at this kind of mythmaking, half a century of government by experts is probably responsible. Republicans have a fair claim to represent the uncredentialed masses who were … Continue reading
The Revolt Of The Masses (8-31-25)
01:00 Stanford’s Practical Guide to 10x Your AI Productivity, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMOmmnjy3sE20:00 There Are Two Types Of People, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=16335436:00 NYT: What the Bloom After L.A.’s Wildfires Reveals About Our Ecological Future, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=16341740:00 The Logical Song by Supertramp, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=16341442:00 NYT: What Motivated the … Continue reading
NYT: What Motivated the Minneapolis Church Shooter? We May Never Know.
The New York Times reports: Investigators combing through piles of evidence from an attack on a Minneapolis church cautioned that these kinds of shooters often leave more questions than answers… The attacker left behind a lengthy suicide note, journal entries … Continue reading
The Rise of the “National Class” and Populist Backlash
I love this 1999 Paul Carrington book, Stewards Of Democracy: Law As Public Profession, and I asked ChatGPT to help me apply its insights to hot button issues in the news: Elite institutions—universities, courts, corporations—feel increasingly detached, like moral commissars … Continue reading