Daily Archives: March 19, 2025

The Rabbi & The Wanker

My mate writes to Grok: “write a short story about Luke Ford preparing to masturbate only to have the mental image of his crusty lipped rabbi looking down at him disrupt his plans.” Grok: Luke Ford settled into his worn-out … Continue reading

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How do Orthodox rabbis compete for status?

Grok says: Orthodox rabbis compete for status in a mix of subtle and overt ways, rooted in a world where authority hinges on scholarship, charisma, and community clout—less a free-for-all brawl, more a chess game with unwritten rules. It’s not … Continue reading

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Christopher Caldwell: The Biggest Policy Change of the Century

Caldwell writes Jan. 27, 2025 in the Free Press: So tumultuous was the first week of Donald Trump’s second term that people have barely noticed, a week on, that last Tuesday he repealed affirmative action by executive order. That is … Continue reading

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The Case For Tariffs

Christopher Caldwell writes: “Journalists have always had a tendency to treat Donald Trump as a gold medalist in some kind of Olympics of Stupidity.” Grok: Caldwell’s quip is a sharp jab at how the media often frames Trump—less as a … Continue reading

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