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Hatred Of Americans

Posted on April 7, 2010 by Luke Ford

I’ve never suffered from Jew-hatred in the United States, but I constantly meet online Europeans who loathe Jews and Americans. It would never occur to me upon meeting somebody obnoxious or shallow to attribute their bad traits to their race … Continue reading →

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V.S. Naipaul’s Prescience About Islam

Posted on February 4, 2009 by Luke Ford

From Patrick French’s new bio: In a piece now redolent with irony, Marvin Mudrick wrote in the Hudson Review [circa 1980] that V.S. Naipaul was being "monotonously alarmist" about the dangers of political Islam. What did he fear, seriously — … Continue reading →

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Without His Mistress Margaret, There Would’ve Been No Great Naipaul Novels After 1970

Posted on February 1, 2009 by Luke Ford

Was Naipaul’s great writing worth the sin of his passionate illicit relationship with Margaret of Argentina? Perhaps what I need to spark my writing is a good affair. Such a shame I am so moral, so corralled by the Holy … Continue reading →

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I Want To Be A Great Writer

Posted on January 31, 2009 by Luke Ford

I love to read the biographies of great writers. Yes, their lives inspire me, but most importantly, their weaknesses make me feel like I have company.  Anything that makes me feel like a part of the human race is good … Continue reading →

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