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Category Archives: America
The Most Important Story Right Now
As long as the Ukraine, Taiwan and Iran conflicts don’t spill into outright war between the superpowers, I see the most important news story right now as Donald Trump’s battle to transform America’s institutions, which are dominated by the left. … Continue reading
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Trump Is The Transformational President
Dennis Prager often criticized Barack Obama for wanting to “transform” America. Prager said America is great, it does not need transforming. On Sep. 7, 2010, Prager wrote: The giveaway regarding presidential candidate Barack Obama’s plans for America was his repeated … Continue reading
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Trump’s Power & the Rule of Law
Here are some of the most important timestamps from the PBS Frontline documentary “America’s Great Divide: From Obama to Trump”, each with a quote and a rejoinder drawn from the critiques of Darel E. Paul, Helen Andrews, Ian Fletcher, Stephen … Continue reading
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The Riots That Stopped The Groomers (7-13-25)
01:00 How Australia’s Cronulla Riots Helped Stop Grooming, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=16198806:00 Video: The 2005 Cronulla Riot: the triggers, the aftermath, and the impact on Australia, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eg6RTrBQ3Qc29:00 Remembering Coach Red Pill Gonzalo Lira, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=16210531:00 Trump Is Out Of Touch With MAGA Over Jeffrey … Continue reading
Trump Is Out Of Touch With MAGA Over Jeffrey Epstein
It sure looks like the Trump administration is holding back on releasing information about Jeffrey Epstein in furtherance of its wider agenda. That doesn’t particularly bother me. I trust that Trump is agile enough to pivot when a change in … Continue reading
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Will The 12-Day War Precipitate Regime Change In Iran, Russia & China? (7-6-25)
01:00 I’m refining my soul04:00 Do I edit my blogging to make it more acceptable to the standards of Big AI? 07:20 Video: ‘Zhang Youxia’s relentless purge of Xi Jinping’s influence in the military’, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5pXPyw-pT814:00 Video: Explaining Xi’s Power Loss, … Continue reading
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Will The 12-Day War Precipitate Regime Change In Iran, Russia & China?
I see no empirical evidence that Israel’s attack on Iran will lead to regime change in Iran, let alone Russia and China. My spidey sense is that the odds of regime change in these countries is much higher than the … Continue reading
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Elon Musk’s Terrible Political Judgment
Elon Musk is a free speech hero and a brilliant entrepreneur, but he’s not wise when it comes to politics. Most of us have spheres of life where we are excellent and spheres where we’re terrible. I’m not the type … Continue reading
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Trump Gets His Big Beautiful Bill To Restore American Dignity (7-4-25)
05:0 There are excellent critiques of Donald Trump 10:00 Video: After the “Hammer”: Postwar Opportunities and Risks for U.S. Policy in the Middle East, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9w5Vn8ko-425:00 The best way to have a safe community and safe country is high trust & … Continue reading
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What were the biggest battles over reality in America this past week?
Professor Darel E. Paul wrote in his 2019 book, From Tolerance to Equality: How Elites Brought America to Same-Sex Marriage: “The fight is over nothing less than who shall have the power to define reality. All the combatants know as … Continue reading
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