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"This guy knows all the gossip, the ins and outs, the lashon hara of the Orthodox world. He’s an [expert] in... all the inner workings of the Orthodox world." (Rabbi Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff) LATEST POSTS:
- Robert Putnam: The Man Who Counted What America Lost
- W. Bradford Wilcox: The Sociologist Who Tells America to Get Married
- Peter Moskos: The Cop Who Talks to People
- Julius Krein
- Ryan Burge: The Numbers Man in the Empty Church
- Emily Oster: The Economist in the Delivery Room
- The Most Ridiculous Story Ever Told
- Tanner Greer
- Economist Tyler Cowen
- Richard Reeves: A Life in Institutions
- Jake Adelstein: The Reporter Who Became His Story
- Jim Goad (1961-2026)
- Moira Greyland
- Robert Oscar Lopez: The Inconvenient Witness
- Two Ledgers: Decoding the Gurus and the Price of Talk
- The Pervert’s Progress: Costin Vlad Alamariu and the Making of Bronze Age Pervert
- Curtis Yarvin: A Life Against Democracy
- Mark Helprin: Against the Current
- Mark Brandt: The Man Who Asked Who Else Is Prejudiced
- John T. Jost: The Psychologist of Acquiescence
BEST POSTS:
- * The Enlightenment Wasn’t Enlightened (6-23-26)
* Mr. Burge Draws The Line (6-23-26)
* 'Improving on Democracy' (6-17-26)
* People Leak To People Who Are Fun (6-11-26)
* Why Does Australia Produce So Many Great Journalists? (6-11-26)
* Steve Wynn and the Press: Power, Litigation, and the Contest Over Las Vegas (6-3-26)
* Sheldon Adelson and the Journalists (6-3-26)
* The Vigilant Animal: Thinkers Who Reject the Myth of Human Gullibility (6-2-26)
* The Cost of Refusing the Misunderstanding Myth (6-2-26)
* Show Me How It Travels (6-2-26)
* The Norm Explainers (6-2-26)
* Centering Marginalized Voices (6-1-26)
* What would it look like if the Washington Post put its reader first? (6-1-26)
* What would it look like if the Financial Times put its reader first? (6-1-26)
* What It Would Mean for the Los Angeles Times to Put the Reader First? (6-1-26)
* What It Would Mean for The New York Times to Put the Reader First? (6-1-26)
* Why Wembanyama Lives on the Perimeter (5-31-26)
* The Emotional Palettes Of San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco & Sacramento (5-27-26)
* The Administrative Capital: Sacramento Legal Culture (5-27-26)
* San Diego - The Quiet Republic (5-27-26)
* The Quiet Bar: San Diego Legal Culture (5-27-26)
* SF v LA Legal Culture (5-27-26)
* Why Talent Travels Poorly Between San Francisco and Los Angeles (5-27-26)
* San Francisco and Los Angeles as Rival Models of Urban Access (5-27-26)
* Social Cliques in New York, 2026 (5-25-26)
* Social Cliques in San Francisco, 2026 (5-25-26)
* The Rival Courts of Washington (5-25-26)
* The City of Private Rooms (5-25-26)
Category Archives: Addiction
Let’s Talk Marijuana Legalization
BJ Dart posts: I’ll begin by saying that I’m a currently recovering stoner. I’m not talking about a blunt or two here and there: I mean that I would do multiple dabs a night in addition to smoking several bowls … Continue reading
Hello Recovery! Goodbye Morbid Self-Reflection!
One of the benefits of working a 12-Step program is that you learn about the five character defects — selfishness, self-seeking, dishonesty, inconsideration and fear. With this clarity, you waste less time in morbid self-reflection.
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I Can See Clearly Now
My iphone over-heated and automatically shut off, killing my stream. It was only 83 degrees outside. Sad! Art Bell: “THE LIGHT SHINES IN – Luke just admit you are talking about the Donald – he stopped taking your calls. Good … Continue reading
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Euphoric Recall
Step One: I admitted that my life had become unmanageable. Step Two Step Three Step Four
5 Tips for Recovering Without a 12-Step Program
Beth Leipholtz writes: Here are a few pieces of advice for recovering without a 12-step program. 1. Find your tribe. I can’t stress enough how important it is to find peers who understand the journey you are on and who … Continue reading
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Overcoming The Poverty Mindset
The disease of under-earning.
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Lack Of Power
Comments: * Hey Luke, I’m a fellow outside-looking-in spectator of the alt-right. I really dig your live streams and the group of regulars you have on there. It’s cool to hear people discuss these topics that I’m (perhaps morbidly) fascinated … Continue reading
Earn What You Deserve: How to Stop Underearning & Start Thriving
This is the unofficial textbook of Underearners Anonymous and Debtors Anonymous. From the Amazon reviews: * I have mixed feelings about this book, not because it isn’t good and clear in writing and content, but because so much of its … Continue reading
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The Woman Who Heals
Most men have fantasized that a particular women could make them feel whole if only she’d go to bed with them. This desire to rescue or be rescued is a symptom of love addiction. It comes from the desire to … Continue reading
What Does It Feel Like To Be Selfish?
When I am in my character defects of dishonesty, self-seeking, selfishness, inconsideration and fear, I tighten, compress and narrow. When I am tall and free and easy, I am serene, open and happy. When I want something so badly that … Continue reading