Category Archives: America

The Great Demographic Illusion: Majority, Minority, and the Expanding American Mainstream

Posted on December 28, 2024 by Luke Ford

Richard Alba writes in this 2020 book: The third chapter addresses the question: how do Americans arrive at ideas about ethno – racial change in their society? The notion that whites will become a numerical minority has been around at … Continue reading →

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A Winning Compromise – Fewer But Better Immigrants (12-27-24)

Posted on December 27, 2024 by Luke Ford

01:00 Fewer but better immigrants 03:00 NYT: Migrants and End of Covid Restrictions Fuel Jump in U.S. Homelessness, https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/27/us/homelessness-hit-record-level-in-2024.html04:00 WP: A MAGA ‘Civil War’ on X between Musk and the far right over H-1B visas, https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/12/27/h-1b-visas-elon-musk-trump-immigration/06:00 The Dooovid question,18:00 NYT: … Continue reading →

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Decoding Curtis Yarvin: The Edgelord’s Guide to Monarchy (12-26-24)

Posted on December 26, 2024 by Luke Ford

01:00 I distrust people who overstate their claims & expertise06:00 Curtis Yarvin: The Edgelord’s Guide to Monarchy 40K, https://decoding-the-gurus.captivate.fm/episode/curtis-yarvin-the-edgelords-guide-to-monarchy-40k34:00 Dennis Prager is paralyzed from the neck down, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=15840240:00 Joshua Prager Still Claiming He Was Nominated For A Pulitzer Prize, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=445691:13:30 … Continue reading →

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The Wolves of K Street: The Secret History of How Big Money Took Over Big Government

Posted on December 25, 2024 by Luke Ford

Here are some highlights from this 2024 book: * Back in the 1850s, the gun magnate Samuel Colt attempted to secure a federal patent extension with the help of young women who’d been enlisted to entertain elected officials. “To reach … Continue reading →

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I’m A Very Respectable Man (12-24-24)

Posted on December 24, 2024 by Luke Ford

01:00 One of us!22:00 SJJMAS #26 with Brundlefly, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Bw-R3zpynI24:00 Chat: “Luke is absolutely correct here. It is sometimes necessary to lie or maintain neutrality under certain circumstances.”1:48:20 Kip joins to bring levity 1:54:00 Stephen J. James conversation with Dooovid, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P40zS44IdSE2:30:00 … Continue reading →

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