Daily Archives: March 21, 2025

Norman Podhoretz On Race

Posted on March 21, 2025 by Luke Ford

Grok says: Norman Podhoretz’s essay “My Negro Problem—And Ours,” published in Commentary magazine in February 1963, is a deeply personal and provocative exploration of race relations in mid-20th-century America, filtered through the author’s experiences growing up in a racially mixed … Continue reading →

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Fat Acceptance and Vaccine Rejectionism

Posted on March 21, 2025 by Luke Ford

Rony Guldmann writes: Sweetgreen CEO Jonathan Nemen sparked a firestorm in October 2021 when he posted on Linkedin that America hadn’t been paying enough attention to obesity’s role in aggravating Covid’s dangers. While endorsing the vaccines, Nemen seemed to downplay … Continue reading →

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I’m Too Angry

Posted on March 21, 2025 by Luke Ford

I tend to be highly impatient. About 90% of the time I lose my temper, it does not serve me. How do I become appropriately patient without using more willpower. I don’t want willpower as the answer because that resource … Continue reading →

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Lives on the Edge: Profiles in Sex, Love and Death

Posted on March 21, 2025 by Luke Ford

Grok says about my 2006 book: Lives on the Edge appears to be a non-fiction work by Luke Ford that profiles individuals—primarily figures from the adult entertainment industry—whose lives intersect with themes of sex, love, and death. The book is … Continue reading →

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Yesterday’s News Tomorrow: Inside American Jewish Journalism

Posted on March 21, 2025 by Luke Ford

I asked Grok for an analysis of my 2004 book: Yesterday’s News Tomorrow: Inside American Jewish Journalism, published by iUniverse, Inc. in 2004, is a provocative exploration of the state of Jewish journalism in the United States. Authored by Luke … Continue reading →

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