Monthly Archives: September 2023

Decoding #BanTheADL (9-4-23)

Posted on September 4, 2023 by Luke Ford

01:00 History Speaks: Discussion on the #BantheADL movement and the support of @elonmusk and conservative influencers for it. https://twitter.com/History__Speaks/status/169815689343946798405:00 Nathan Cofnas on the ADL, https://quillette.com/2017/05/22/accusations-lose-bite/08:00 Cofnas on the ADL, https://twitter.com/nathancofnas/status/169811436017699645150:00 FT: Trump’s status as an anti-hero is making him unstoppable, … Continue reading →

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The Art of Living Consciously: The Power of Awareness to Transform Everyday Life

Posted on September 3, 2023 by Luke Ford

Nathaniel Branden wrote: In my early forties, I decided I wanted to experience a form of body therapy known as structural integration (or, more popularly, “Rolfing,” after the originator of the method, Ida Rolf). This process involves deep massage and … Continue reading →

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Decoding Christian Nationalism (8-28-23)

Posted on September 3, 2023 by Luke Ford

01:00 A Less Religious America Is a More Polarized America, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=15084603:00 Here’s What The Left-Wing Doesn’t Understand About Race Relations05:00 Your Hero System Is Your Morality And You Get It From Your Tribe, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=15031910:00 Why are Americans so mean? https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/09/us-culture-moral-education-formation/674765/15:00 … Continue reading →

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A Less Religious America Is a More Polarized America

Posted on September 3, 2023 by Luke Ford

Danielle K. Williams writes in The Atlantic 9-3-23: Declines in church attendance have made the rural Republican regions of the country even more Republican and—perhaps most surprising—more stridently Christian nationalist. The wave of states banning gender-affirming care this year and … Continue reading →

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