Monthly Archives: March 2025

A Mitzvah Of Madness

My friend Liponious asks Grok: “write a short story about a back yard kosher bbq with Luke Ford, [regulars on my livestream chats] Liponius, Elliott Blatt, Bob Altburgher and Glibb Medly. Incorporate a mexican pinata filled with hallucinogenic drugs. Incorporate … Continue reading

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I Was Late

I was 15-minutes late for an important meeting today and this almost never happens to me. I was late because I was so sure I knew where I was going, but I didn’t, and then when I checked my phone’s … Continue reading

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The Middle Class and Striver Class Divide

Aaron Renn writes: Being striver class is about the desire to move up in the world. There are material aspects to that, but also the key element of social status. The striver wants to get into the right schools, to … Continue reading

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Decoding Jean Marie Le Pen (3-17-25)

01:00 I’m holding on for a hero, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=15983705:00 Just because a rare earth deal with Zelensky was a major part of the news doesn’t mean it is important or determining our foreign policy.07:00 Dan Turrentine is on the Laura Ingraham … Continue reading

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The Age Of Le Pen

Christopher Caldwell writes for the Claremont Review of Books: * [Jean Marie] Le Pen died in January at age 96, two weeks before Trump returned to office. Half a century ago, Le Pen called for an uprising against a dawning … Continue reading

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