Category Archives: America

WP: How the freak show took over America

Posted on June 27, 2024 by Luke Ford

David Friend writes for the Washington Post: As author Jonathan Schell would write, the Simpson and Clinton dramas proved to be beta tests for what Schell called a “new media machine” that chose to elevate “the trifling (sex and lies … Continue reading →

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Vaccine Mandates

Posted on June 26, 2024 by Luke Ford

I was usually ambivalent about government directed Covid vaccine mandates. I didn’t support them but the topic made me uncomfortable. I am pro-vaccine and pro freedom. I think our elites (including political and public health elites) did a better than … Continue reading →

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Decoding The Winning Strategy Of The Palestinians (6-25-24)

Posted on June 25, 2024 by Luke Ford

01:00 What are real moral categories vs fake moral categories (racism, imperialism, sexist)02:00 Tucker interviews Steve Sailer, https://x.com/TuckerCarlson/status/180564801336218851807:00 Dooovid joins, https://x.com/RebDoooovid21:20 NYT: Israeli Military Must Draft Ultra-Orthodox Jews, Supreme Court Rules, https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/25/world/middleeast/israel-military-ultra-orthodox-jews-supreme-court.html39:00 Elliott Blatt joins with a juicy story 1:05:00 … Continue reading →

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PhD History Student Matt “History Speaks” On The Middle East Conflict (6-19-24)

Posted on June 19, 2024 by Luke Ford

01:00 Matt’s substack, https://historyspeaks.substack.com/03:00 Matt’s Twitter, https://x.com/History__Speaks09:00 Realism vs moralism in international conflict21:00 The sources of our self-esteem26:00 The seasons of a man’s life 27:00 Matt is a lawyer (University of Chicago)29:00 Why did Luke never marry?31:00 Luke diagnosed with … Continue reading →

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Decoding The Israel v Hezbollah War (6-18-24)

Posted on June 18, 2024 by Luke Ford

01:00 Is it safe to go out on Juneteenth?03:00 Why so many events getting canceled for safety reasons on Juneteenth? https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-06-05/leimert-park-juneteenth-festival-postponed-over-safety-concerns11:00 I’m in love the tv newsreader but she only brings me bad news, https://genius.com/Alex-lahey-newsreader-lyrics15:00 Trans whistleblower charged with four … Continue reading →

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