Monthly Archives: May 2024

A Modest Proposal For Expanding The Social Safety Net

Posted on May 19, 2024 by Luke Ford

Wikipedia notes: “The social safety net (SSN) consists of non-contributory assistance existing to improve lives of vulnerable families and individuals experiencing poverty and destitution. Examples of SSNs are previously-contributory social pensions, in-kind and food transfers, conditional and unconditional cash transfers, … Continue reading →

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Decoding Stormy Daniels (5-15-24)

Posted on May 15, 2024 by Luke Ford

01:00 Robert Stark interviews me about Stormy Daniels, https://robertstark.substack.com/05:00 My Stormy Daniels interviews, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=15504608:00 Who is Stormy Daniels? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stormy_Daniels27:20 Matt Pegas’s new book, The Black Album, https://robertstark.substack.com/p/robert-stark-talks-to-matt-pegas28:45 Anatoly Karlin talks about his intellectual restructuring, https://robertstark.substack.com/p/anatoly-karlin-talks-about-his-intellectual29:20 Robert Stark talks to Constantin … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Podcasts

Posted on May 15, 2024 by Luke Ford

* Decoding the Gurus * If Books Could Kill * Conspirituality * The Daily Reprieve * Optimal Recovery * All in the Mind * The Teacher’s Pet * We think it’s funny * Aporia Magazine My favorite podcasting app is … Continue reading →

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Decoding Dan Rather (5-12-24)

Posted on May 12, 2024 by Luke Ford

01:00 Dan Rather, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Rather07:00 Did the press uncover watergate? https://www.commentary.org/articles/edward-epstein-3/did-the-press-uncover-watergate/09:00 Netflix documentary on civil rights, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=14897611:00 The Age of Entitlement: America Since the Sixties–A Conversation with Author Christopher Caldwell, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36-nBl5uBmc20:00 Women, mediocrity and excellence, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=12913225:00 The Age of Entitlement: America … Continue reading →

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Private Government: How Employers Rule Our Lives (and Why We Don’t Talk about It)

Posted on May 12, 2024 by Luke Ford

Philosopher Elizabeth Anderson writes in this 2017 book: * Walmart prohibits employees from exchanging casual remarks while on duty, calling this “time theft.” Apple inspects the personal belongings of their retail workers, who lose up to a half – hour … Continue reading →

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