Category Archives: WASPs

The Distinctiveness Of WASP Ethics

Posted on February 5, 2016 by Luke Ford

I grew up a WASP. All of my family and friends were WASPs. I took WASP morality for granted. There was no concept of an in-group vs out-group morality in WASPville. If you cheated, you kept quiet. I didn’t develop … Continue reading →

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The Gospel According to Trump

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Luke Ford

The Donald is simply keeping it real. If you are a Seventh-Day Adventist, all other religions seem weird if not evil. If you are Jewish, other religions seem false. If you are Christian, other religions seem false. If you are … Continue reading →

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NYT: Manners Fit Jeb Bush, if Not an Uncouth Race

Posted on January 17, 2016 by Luke Ford

If Jeb Bush represents the last gasp of the WASP power structure, then who won? New York Times: DERRY, N.H. — Tennis. Boating. Summers at Walker’s Point. Life among the white Anglo-Saxon Protestant elite (or WASPs, in sociological shorthand) was … Continue reading →

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The Decline Of The WASP & The Rise Of The Psychopath

Posted on December 13, 2015 by Luke Ford

Comments to Peter Frost: * Most human cultures show favoritism toward in-group members, and it’s not just the Jews. Look at the American Supreme Court. A hundred years ago, all of the justices were White Protestants. Now, none of them … Continue reading →

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Protestantism and the Financially Literate Ethic

Posted on November 27, 2015 by Luke Ford

Anatoly Karlin writes: On the global scale, the Protestant world comprise nine of the world’s top 10 most financially literate countries, and an amazing 17 of the world’s top 25 – which is also a convenient threshold representing 50%+ financial … Continue reading →

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