Tag Archives: pretense

You Can Live A Lie For Only So Long

Posted on December 25, 2011 by Luke Ford

I did not shave or cut my beard for almost four years. Then I cut it off three months ago. A couple of weeks ago, Matisyahu cut off his beard. Many people have asked me for my opinion. I say … Continue reading →

Posted in Orthodoxy, Personal | Tagged beard, jewish observance, Matisyahu, orthodox jews, pretense | Comments Off

You Are Not Jewish

Posted on May 5, 2008 by Luke Ford

Gadi Pickholz from the Israel Fathers Rights Advocacy Council writes: Luke: While you waste your time writing nonsense because of a lack of knowledge of what is really going on in Judaism, let me inform you of two major historic … Continue reading →

Posted in Conversion | Tagged advocacy council, akiva, chief rabbi, conversions, cowards, english translations, fathers rights, Judaism, lack of knowledge, metropolitan tel aviv, Modern Orthodox, orthodox rabbis, pretense, pulpit, rabbinate, RCC, rishon lezion, rude awakening, scandelous, sermons | Comments Off

Memo To Mainstream Media

Posted on March 24, 2008 by Luke Ford

If you want to constantly attack payday loans, then abandon any pretense to journalistic objectivity. The articles recently published about this matter, all of them vilifying the practice of payday lending, fail even the most basic standards of decent reporting. … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Journalism | Tagged crazy idea, economic backgrounds, financial institutions, incomes, journalistic objectivity, mainstream media, narratives, New York Times, newspapers, payday loans, pretense, profession, short term loans, suggestion, testimonies, washington post | Comments Off

American Bar Association Drops All Pretense Of Standards When It Comes To Accrediting Law Schools

Posted on March 23, 2008 by Luke Ford

Until this year, the ABA required law schools to have at least 70% of their graduates pass the bar or the law school would be placed on probation and be in danger of losing its accreditation. But this standard resulted … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal, Race | Tagged aba, aba section, accreditation, american bar association, bar exam, becoming an attorney, bell curve, business government, california law schools, college graduates, compassion, controversial measure, david bernstein, education business, education department, futile quest, graduate school options, graduates, hispanic students, law school, law schools, legal edu, legal education section, low lsat scores, minorities, minority law students, minority students, passing the bar, pretense, probation, protests, racial group, statistical chances, tuition money, u s department of education, volokh | Comments Off

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