Daily Archives: October 25, 2015

Can California Be Saved?

Posted on October 25, 2015 by Luke Ford

Comment: “Victor Davis Hanson strikes me as someone who is stuck in a political no man’s land, somewhere between straight cuckservatism and soft nationalism. This is why his writings about his native and home state are such a maddening mix … Continue reading →

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Everyone is conservative about what he knows best

Posted on October 25, 2015 by Luke Ford

LINK: Robert Conquest’s Three Laws of Politics: Everyone is conservative about what he knows best. Any organization not explicitly right-wing sooner or later becomes left-wing. The simplest way to explain the behavior of any bureaucratic organization is to assume that … Continue reading →

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NYT: Baltimore Struggles To Heal

Posted on October 25, 2015 by Luke Ford

I lived in Baltimore during the summer of 1980. Almost every day, I spent hours in the local public library. A naive Seventh-Day Adventist, I asked to join in various black basketball games in the playground outside and was told … Continue reading →

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12-Step Wisdom

Posted on October 25, 2015 by Luke Ford

* Many of my visions turned out to be hallucinations. * Going from invisible to invincible. * You can’t save your ass and your face at the same time. * Suit up, show up and speak up. * Wherever you … Continue reading →

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Who Cares About The World?

Posted on October 25, 2015 by Luke Ford

Growing up as a Seventh-Day Adventist on Seventh-Day Adventist college campuses in Australia and California, I often encountered the attitude, “Who cares about the world?” The more traditional the Adventist, the more likely he was to have this attitude. Traditional … Continue reading →

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