Monthly Archives: June 2024

The Program Era: Postwar Fiction and the Rise of Creative Writing

Posted on June 15, 2024 by Luke Ford

Mark McGurl writes in this 2011 book: …the creative writing program produces… a literature aptly suited to a programmatic society. …Postwar American literature provides endless testimony, for starters, of the agonizing importance of the institution of the family in making … Continue reading →

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What Determines The Winning Narrative?

Posted on June 14, 2024 by Luke Ford

“The strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.” (Thucydides) The dominant determine our dominant narratives. When the dominant change, our narratives change. We have different narratives under Donald Trump than under Joe Biden or Barack … Continue reading →

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Decoding Christian Nationalism

Posted on June 14, 2024 by Luke Ford

Every organism acts on its environment, often for its own benefit and often against the benefit of other organisms. Why would Christians not act like other organisms? Why would they be more passive than earthworms, lemon ants, beavers and the … Continue reading →

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Revolutions in International Law: The Legacies of 1917

Posted on June 14, 2024 by Luke Ford

Amanda Alexander writes in this 2022 book: Lenin at Nuremberg: Anti-Imperialism and the Juridification of Crimes against Humanity The Nuremberg trials stand as a pivotal moment in any history of international law, international humanitarian law, international criminal law and international … Continue reading →

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Battle: A History Of Combat And Culture by John A. Lynn

Posted on June 14, 2024 by Luke Ford

Here are some highlights from this 2009 book: Clausewitz begins with violence, hatred, and enmity, which he believes “mainly concerns the people,” for here he labels what is clearly the most novel and pressing matter of the day. 89 The … Continue reading →

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