Monthly Archives: March 2022

Why are we united on Ukraine but divided on Covid? (3-13-22)

Posted on March 13, 2022 by Luke Ford

00:00 Our need for good & evil stories 04:30 It’s the 21st Century, dude! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1WL2VJOn2A 14:00 Why I quit gaming… #grindreel, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7tiuyBeXhc 24:40 Michael Beckley on China, Ukraine, Russia, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoWYqhp3EVA 32:00 The Extended Mind: The Power of Thinking Outside the … Continue reading →

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Alpha: Eddie Gallagher and the War for the Soul of the Navy SEALs

Posted on March 6, 2022 by Luke Ford

Here are some highlights from this meticulous 2021 book: Like Eddie [Gallagher], [Chris] Kyle claimed to have more sniper kills than any SEAL in history. But by his own telling, he was repeatedly investigated for needless deaths of civilians, and … Continue reading →

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Interaction Ritual Chains

Posted on March 6, 2022 by Luke Ford

Here are some highlights from this influential 2004 book by sociologist Randall Collins: * Eminent thinkers are energy stars. They are highly productive, turning out large amounts of published (and often unpublished work), only some small portion of which becomes … Continue reading →

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She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement

Posted on March 5, 2022 by Luke Ford

From this 2019 book by two New York Times reporters: During Bob [Weinstein]’s divorce from his first wife in the early ’90s, he began to drink himself to sleep every night, he told Megan. Only with the help of Alcoholics … Continue reading →

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Imagine No Religion, Ukraine War Discussion (3-5-22)

Posted on March 5, 2022 by Luke Ford

00:00 Religion in Secular Society, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=141986 02:00 The dark world of mega-churches? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTfKpAWkgJY 1:12:30 Peter Zeihan on the Ukraine war 1:18:30 The War in Ukraine Could Change Everything | Yuval Noah Harari, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQqthbvYE8M 1:22:00 Cinema vs religion 1:26:00 Can liberalism … Continue reading →

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