Category Archives: America

The Most Powerful Court in the World: A History of the Supreme Court of the United States

Posted on January 1, 2025 by Luke Ford

UCLA law professor Stuart Banner writes in this 2024 book: * The most partisan justice of all was Samuel Chase. Appointed to the Court in 1796 after a long career as a legislator and a judge in Maryland, Chase was … Continue reading →

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Terror Attack In New Orleans Kills 10 (1-1-25)

Posted on January 1, 2025 by Luke Ford

01:00 Terror attack in New Orleans, https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01/01/us/new-orleans-vehicle-crash04:00 WP: Years of inaction on ‘crisis’ at Secret Service set stage for Trump shooting in Butler, https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2024/12/31/butler-trump-secret-service-shooting/11:00 Donald Trump transformed the culture, https://www.politico.com/news/2024/12/29/culture-wars-trump-woke-democrats-0019542416:30 Have Biden’s Infirmities Destroyed Liberalism?, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVN0ao5E80Q59:00 Why Loners Suck At … Continue reading →

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Could Populism & Nationalism Lead A Moral Revival? (12-31-24)

Posted on December 31, 2024 by Luke Ford

01:00 ‘Could populism and nationalism be a parallel to religious revivals?’, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=15848808:00 Religiosity can bring personal stability in a volatile world, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/guest-avi-liberman/id1732222323?i=100065798789917:00 NYT: Israel Loosened Its Rules to Bomb Hamas Fighters, Killing Many More Civilians, https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/26/world/middleeast/israel-hamas-gaza-bombing.html19:40 The Brutality of War … Continue reading →

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Decoding Elon Musk (12-30-24)

Posted on December 30, 2024 by Luke Ford

01:00 Australia defeats India while the crowd in Australia primarily cheers for India02:40 The Genius Myth, https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/442983/the-genius-myth-by-lewis-helen/978178733324604:00 Helen Lewis’s new book, The Genius Myth, https://decoding-the-gurus.captivate.fm/episode/dtg-christmas-quiz-2024-with-helen-lewis-badstats17:00 Mickey Kaus, https://x.com/kausmickey35:45 Elon Musk: The Techno Shaman, https://decoding-the-gurus.captivate.fm/episode/elon-musk-the-techno-shaman52:10 Dooovid joins to discuss Elon Musk, … Continue reading →

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The Great Demographic Illusion: Majority, Minority, and the Expanding American Mainstream (12-29-24)

Posted on December 29, 2024 by Luke Ford

Gemini summary: The video is about the H1B Visa program and its impact on American workers. The speaker argues that the program is abused by employers to hold down wages for Americans. He proposes a solution to reduce the number … Continue reading →

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