Monthly Archives: December 2020

Resisting History: Historicism and Its Discontents in German-Jewish Thought

Posted on December 26, 2020 by Luke Ford

Peter E. Gordon reviews this 2003 book by UCLA professor David N. Myers: * Historicism, as Meinecke and Troeltsch meant it, was born as a specifically German romantic reaction against the Enlightenment’s idea of a single, universal human nature. The … Continue reading →

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Under Pressure

Posted on December 25, 2020 by Luke Ford

Noble Lies (12-25-20) The Rise Of The New Right – From Barry Goldwater To Donald Trump (9-8-20) 00:00 What does it mean to put first things first? 08:30 Historian Rick Perlstein 15:20 Mom Demands Answers After Son Beaten To Death … Continue reading →

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The Oxford Handbook of Gossip and Reputation

Posted on December 24, 2020 by Luke Ford

Here are some excerpts from this 2019 book: * GOSSIP and reputation are core processes in all human societies. Consequently, humans invest a great amount of effort to keep track of others’ reputation and to effectively manage their own. This … Continue reading →

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The Rise & Fall Of Jordan Peterson (12-24-20)

Posted on December 24, 2020 by Luke Ford

00:00 The Rise of Jordan Peterson (2019) 12:20 Jordan on the Jews 21:00 Jordan’s health problems, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Peterson#Health_problems 1:12:40 Ed Dutton and Richard Spencer’s podcast, https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-mcspencer-group 1:14:00 IQ Denial 1:26:00 Geographic chauvinism, Los Angeles vs San Francisco 1:38:00 The Ripper documentary, … Continue reading →

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Not only Trolls are Trolling the Internet: A study on dark personality traits, online environment, and commentary styles

Posted on December 24, 2020 by Luke Ford

From this new paper: * These are “Trolls” (their motive is to seek attention/revenge and are suggested to have person-ality traits associated with Sadism, low self-esteem, low conscience, and a low moral compass), “Lurkers” (they visit various forums but refrain … Continue reading →

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