Monthly Archives: April 2021

Seeking Truth In A Post-Truth World (4-7-21)

Posted on April 7, 2021 by Luke Ford

00:00 Chekhov’s short story, Lady with a dog, https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/chekhov/section1/ 04:00 Psychoanalysis: The Impossible Profession, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=138249 11:00 Finding truth in a post-truth world | Elliot Higgins, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mozxTk3Brqw 33:00 The Threat of Conspiracy Thinking to SBM, https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/the-threat-of-conspiracy-thinking-to-sbm/ 58:00 David Gorski: Integrative Medicine … Continue reading →

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Why can’t conservatives boycott? (4-6-21)

Posted on April 6, 2021 by Luke Ford

00:00 Why can’t conservatives mount effective boycotts? 03:00 What I Wouldn’t Give for a Shave That Isn’t Woke, https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-i-wouldnt-give-for-a-shave-that-isnt-woke-11617567413?mod=opinion_lead_pos6 09:00 Georgia becomes a proving ground for sports boycotts, https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/04/06/georgia-becomes-proving-ground-sports-boycotts/ 11:00 Why half-hearted conservative boycotts rarely take root, https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/04/06/why-half-hearted-conservative-boycotts-rarely-take-root/ 21:00 The … Continue reading →

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What does it mean to be a Christian? (4-6-21)

Posted on April 6, 2021 by Luke Ford

00:00 What does it mean to be Christian or Jewish? https://twitter.com/lukeford/status/1379499997310328834 03:00 Lee Atwater’s Infamous 1981 Interview on the Southern Strategy, https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/exclusive-lee-atwaters-infamous-1981-interview-southern-strategy/ 10:00 Psychoanalysis: The Impossible Profession, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=138249 21:00 Why Mental Health Treatment Often Fails, https://stuartschneiderman.blogspot.com/2021/04/why-mental-health-treatment-often-fails.html 22:00 Science Plays the … Continue reading →

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As Men Age

Posted on April 6, 2021 by Luke Ford

Dr. Marcia Angell writes in 2013: As they age, women tend to become psychologically more independent, for a variety of reasons, while men become more dependent, particularly when they retire and spend more time at home (the traditional woman’s domain). … Continue reading →

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Don’t Believe Everything You Read About Flu Deaths

Posted on April 6, 2021 by Luke Ford

Lawrence Solomon writes in 2014: Flu results in “about 250,000 to 500,000 yearly deaths” worldwide, Wikipedia tells us. “The typical estimate is 36,000 [deaths] a year in the United States,” reports NBC, citing the Centers for Disease Control. “Somewhere between … Continue reading →

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