Category Archives: Politics

The Luke Ford Freedom Center Presents Your Moral Leader’s Stirring Account Of Bruce Herschensohn’s Wednesday Night Speech Supporting Freedom And Opposing Tyranny

Posted on February 21, 2007 by Luke Ford

On my Monday afternoon walk to prayer, I ran into a grimy Rob Eshman, fresh from a family weekend at Mammoth, on his way to dinner at Pico Kosher Deli. Embracing my new-found spirituality, I emulated Rob’s attire Wednesday night. … Continue reading →

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I Don’t Know When To Be Libertarian

Posted on February 18, 2007 by Luke Ford

I’m a conservative who finds much of libertarianism theoretically compelling. One of my major objections to libertarian thought is to do with foreign policy — particularly that Israel and Taiwan would not exist as free countries without massive US aid … Continue reading →

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The Fight for Jerusalem: Radical Islam, the West, and the Future of the Holy City By Dore Gold

Posted on February 15, 2007 by Luke Ford

The former U.N. ambassador for Israel spoke Thursday night about his new book The Fight for Jerusalem to a joint meeting of the Republican Jewish Coalition and the David Horowitz Freedom Center. Melrose Larry Green was among the first to … Continue reading →

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The Progress And Poverty Of Richard Yisroel Pensack

Posted on February 4, 2007 by Luke Ford

I’ve exchanged emails with Yisroel Pensack for years. We share interests in, among other things, Orthodox Judaism and journalism. Feb. 4, I sent him some questions and he replied: I read Progress and Poverty by Henry George in SF 1972, … Continue reading →

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Will Antonio Villaraigosa Fall Like Henry Cisneros?

Posted on February 4, 2007 by Luke Ford

During the 1980s and early 1990s, Henry Cisneros received adulatory media coverage for being a photogenic latino politician on the rise. Cisneros became such a sacred cow in San Antonio that he rarely suffered from a critical press. He could … Continue reading →

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