Monthly Archives: December 2015

A Terrifying Thought

Posted on December 13, 2015 by Luke Ford

During a five-minute meditation in a 12-step meeting last week, I had a terrifying thought — how does God want me to spend my day? Then the scary questions just kept on coming: How does God want me to deal … Continue reading →

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So Wrong for So Long: How the Press, the Pundits–and the President–Failed on Iraq

Posted on December 13, 2015 by Luke Ford

Greg Mitchell writes: For awhile, back in 2003, Iraq meant never having to say you’re sorry. The spring offensive had produced a victory in less than three weeks, with a relatively low American and Iraqi civilian death toll. Saddam fled … Continue reading →

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Media Values Ranked

Posted on December 13, 2015 by Luke Ford

SmallerEars tweets: “Media values ranked: 1. Racial strife 2. Shopping 3. Sexual perversions 4. Sports 5. Israel 6. Viral videos 7. _____________?” Luke says: I wonder if racial strife is the number one preoccupation of media and if so, why? … Continue reading →

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How a Chinese became a Hasidic Jew – Conversion to Judaism

Posted on December 13, 2015 by Luke Ford

Published on Dec 1, 2015: What brings a young man born in modern, communist China to move to Israel and convert to Judaism? In a black hat and suit, Aaron Waldman talks about his long search for the truth and … Continue reading →

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The ending of this Atlantic article about immigration will make you stand up and hate foreigners

Posted on December 12, 2015 by Luke Ford

Link: David Frum, who is a wobbly half-hearted restrictionist on immigration, seems to go full Trump, or at least full Coulter, in his latest Atlantic article: Quote

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