Monthly Archives: May 2023

Column: I’m a Melburnian but also a realist – Sydney is by far the better city

Posted on May 29, 2023 by Luke Ford

From the Sydney Morning Herald: * Sydney atones for her crimes by virtue of sheer bloody gorgeousness; it’s easier to get away with bad behaviour when you’re pretty. I am one of a small, quiet minority of Melburnians who understand … Continue reading →

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Paul Gottfried: ‘Right-wing Celebrities Play Fast and Loose With History’

Posted on May 28, 2023 by Luke Ford

Paul Gottfried writes Dec. 17, 2017: A new anthology of the writings of intellectual historian David Gordon contains a devastating review of Jonah Goldberg’s Liberal Fascism. Reading it reminded me how bad GOP propaganda dressed up as “history” can really … Continue reading →

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Decoding Dennis Prager

Posted on May 28, 2023 by Luke Ford

Dennis Prager Biography Condensed My Dennis Prager Story Talk show host and prolific author Dennis Prager engages in epistemic corruption by manipulating knowledge for his personal, professional and monetary gain, and by so doing, he pollutes discourse and damages lives. … Continue reading →

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How Gossip Can Save Your Life (5-24-23)

Posted on May 25, 2023 by Luke Ford

01:00 Is Gossip Good? https://www.lukeford.net/Dennis/indexp271.html 08:45 Dooovid joins, https://twitter.com/RebDoooovid 15:00 Chofetz Chaim’s influence, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chofetz_Chaim 31:00 Changing the Immutable: How Orthodox Judaism Rewrites Its History by Marc B. Shapiro II, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=68687 33:00 Changing the Immutable: How Orthodox Judaism Rewrites Its History, … Continue reading →

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The Art Of Loving (5-23-23)

Posted on May 23, 2023 by Luke Ford

01:00 Love is the foundation of my politics and morality 16:00 31 practices of love, Tom McGee 21:00 Dennis Prager Back from Europe 45:30 Online censorship, https://decoding-the-gurus.captivate.fm/episode/interview-with-renee-diresta-online-ecosystems-disinformation-censorship-debates 47:45 Video: Renée DiResta (Stanford Internet Observatory): Disinformation & How To Combat It … Continue reading →

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