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"Luke Ford reports all of the 'juicy' quotes, and has been doing it for years." (Marc B. Shapiro)
"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: Los Angeles
Nicole Strafaci’s Gorgeous Stories
I met a fascinating artist, designer, model, writer and performer tonight at Terrie Silverman’s Gorgeous Stories show at Beyond Baroque in Venice. I’m performing tomorrow night at the same place. Nicole Strafaci operates CollagePhilosophy.com: “I have always been greatly influenced … Continue reading
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The Pork Ceiling
Jews at the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office run into the pork ceiling when they try to advance. It’s not a good working environment for Jews. Not sure if this will change with a new DA come November. The race … Continue reading
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How Come There Were No Riots In LA After The Kings Won The Stanley Cup?
Hockey must appeal to a more upstanding crowd than baseball, basketball and football.
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Jews In Downtown Los Angeles
From KPCC: Someone who does classify himself is Luke Ford, 46, who converted to Orthodox Judaism in 1993 after being raised as a Seventh-Day Adventist in Australia. The infamous blogger lives in the Pico-Robertson district that’s home to a myriad … Continue reading
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Recommendations For Los Angeles Elections
From an Orthodox email list: I am sending out my recommendations for the upcoming CA election. District Attorney Election Alan Jackson Judicial Elections Office No.3: Sean Coen Office No.10: Sanjay Kumar Office No.38: Douglas Weitzman Office N.65: Andrea Thompson Office … Continue reading
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Would A New District Attorney In Los Angeles Be Good For The Jews?
The Los Angeles District Attorney’s office has never been a nice place for Jewish employees (observant Jews are almost always denied employment there). All the Jewish attorneys on the DA’s staff are sharp but they rarely get promoted while bottom-of-the-barrel … Continue reading
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Many Los Angeles Jews Support Alan Jackson For DA
Los Angeles Jews Michael and Eva Neuman, Sam and Rivki Mark email: Dear Friend, For the first time in nearly 50 years, 2012 marks a race for District Attorney of Los Angeles County without an incumbent. The Los Angeles County … Continue reading
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Tagged beverly hilton, county district attorney, deputy district attorneys, fervent supporter, gang unit, los angeles county district attorney
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Andrew Friedman Supports Carmen Trutanich For District Attorney
There’s nobody in the Los Angeles Jewish community more politically connected than personal injury lawyer Andrew Friedman, one of the old-school Hungarians of Hancock Park. In 2005, when most of the Jewish community supported Bob Hertzberg or James Hahn for … Continue reading
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Persian Jews Targeted
The Los Angeles Times reports: “Persian-Jewish community targeted – The Securities and Exchange Commission has accused a Los Angeles man of operating an investment scheme that defrauded investors out of more than $7.5 million. The SEC alleged in a lawsuit … Continue reading
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It’s Time To Ban Leafblowers In Los Angeles
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