Luke Ford
I've written five books (see Amazon.com). I've appeared in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and Rolling Stone as well on 60 Minutes, ABC News, and Entertainment Tonight. I teach Alexander Technique in Beverly Hills (Alexander90210.com).
LGBTQ explodes among youth & the Civil War Movie is not ideological (4-18-24)
https://kmph.com/news/local/whats-behind-explosive-growth-in-lgbtq-youth-numbers https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/nov/24/an-explosion-what-is-behind-the-rise-in-girls-questioning-their-gender-identity https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/10/science/transgender-teenagers-national-survey.html I was inspired by this Heidi Priebe video: 5 Tools For Building A Healthy Relationship With Yourself, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2GVIGWY1G0 I fell in love with music at Pacific Union College, https://www.lukeford.net/luke_ford/bio/l2.html https://www.reddit.com/r/SwiftlyNeutral/comments/1c4sl2d/the_cut_ending_a_friendship_over_taylor_swift/ https://kmph.com/news/local/whats-behind-explosive-growth-in-lgbtq-youth-numbers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_War_(film) My favorite movies: https...
Should I Listen To Music Or Books? (4-18-24)
https://kmph.com/news/local/whats-behind-explosive-growth-in-lgbtq-youth-numbers https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/nov/24/an-explosion-what-is-behind-the-rise-in-girls-questioning-their-gender-identity https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/10/science/transgender-teenagers-national-survey.html I was inspired by this Heidi Priebe video: 5 Tools For Building A Healthy Relationship With Yourself, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2GVIGWY1G0 I fell in love with music at Pacific Union College, https://www.lukeford.net/luke_ford/bio/l2.html https://www.reddit.com/r/SwiftlyNeutral/comments/1c4sl2d/the_cut_ending_a_friendship_over_taylor_swift/ https://kmph.com/news/local/whats-behind-explosive-growth-in-lgbtq-youth-numbers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_War_(film) My favorite movies: https...
Just an intellectual gigolo - why people break up over Taylor Swift (4-18-24)
https://kmph.com/news/local/whats-behind-explosive-growth-in-lgbtq-youth-numbers https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/nov/24/an-explosion-what-is-behind-the-rise-in-girls-questioning-their-gender-identity https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/10/science/transgender-teenagers-national-survey.html I was inspired by this Heidi Priebe video: 5 Tools For Building A Healthy Relationship With Yourself, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2GVIGWY1G0 I fell in love with music at Pacific Union College, https://www.lukeford.net/luke_ford/bio/l2.html https://www.reddit.com/r/SwiftlyNeutral/comments/1c4sl2d/the_cut_ending_a_friendship_over_taylor_swift/ https://kmph.com/news/local/whats-behind-explosive-growth-in-lgbtq-youth-numbers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_War_(film) My favorite movies: https...
Where This Show Is Better Than The New York Times (4 - 16 - 24)
Not Born Yesterday: The Science of Who We Trust and What We Believe, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=130046 My highlights: https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=143746 New Yorker: Donât Believe What Theyâre Telling You About Misinformation: People may fervently espouse symbolic beliefs, cognitive scientists say, but they donât treat them the same as factual beliefs. Itâs worth keeping track of the difference. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/04/22/dont-believe-what-theyre-telling-you-about-misinformation Weill isnât the only one to fear the effects of false information. In January, the World Economic Forum released a report showing that fourteen hundred and ninety international experts ra...
Addiction V Civilization (4 - 16 - 24)
* Road to recovery: https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=130767 * Ideas that give me energy: https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=130933 * https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=136900 Our Problems Are Not Our Problems, Theyâre Just Symptoms Of Deeper Problems * https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=136247 With or without you * https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=133894 Iâm Dysfunctional, Youâre Dysfunctional: The Recovery Movement and Other Self-Help * https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=133768 Sham: How the Self-Help Movement Made America Helpless * https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=132822 Bypass your self-destructive tendencies * https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=132737 A life that works * https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=130933 Bringing souls out of...
The Coalition Defeated Iranâs Saturday Attack On Israel (4 - 15 - 24)
Group strategies usually out-compete individualist strategies. https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=113977 WSJ: How the U.S. Forged a Fragile Middle Eastern Alliance to Repel Iranâs Israel Attack: American-led effort was years in the making and hadnât been battle-tested when Tehran launched missile and drone barrage against Israel Israeli and the U.S. forces intercepted most of the Iranian drones and missiles. But they were able to do so in part because Arab countries quietly passed along intelligence about Tehranâs attack plans, opened their airspace to warplanes, shared radar tracking information or, in some cases, supplied their own forces...
Iran Escalates - Attacks Israel Directly For The First Time (4-14-24)
01:00 Iran's attack on Israel, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=154451 03:00 NYT: Iranâs Strikes on Israel Open a Dangerous New Chapter for Old Rivals, https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/14/world/middleeast/israel-response-iran-attack.html 23:00 Sam Vaknin: Iranâs Miscalculation, Israelâs Opportunity, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scAgY0CVxiQ 24:30 What your phone charge level signals https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/14/world/middleeast/israel-response-iran-attack.html 43:00 Prof. John Mearsheimer : Israelâs Dangerous Game., https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZRB2EsG13A 45:00 NYT: âThe Regional War No One Wanted Is Here. How Wide Will It Get?â, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=153948 50:00 The Case That Israel Is Doing A G...
Towards A Solid Morality (4-12-24)
https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=154428 David Gorman: If these virtues are so âgoodâ, why do so few manage to achieve them? âŚIf we were patient all the time, would we be aware of being virtuous? Would we even be aware of being patient? Probably not. âŚthe virtues seem most obvious when we are not being virtuous. In other words, they appear to be most noticeable by their absence. ⌠So if patience is the absence of impatience, perhaps we need to look more at the nature of impatience than the nature of patience. What is it about impatience that seems so hard to ge...
What is good energy? (4-11-24)
What Do We Mean When We Say A Person Has Good Energy? https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=154428 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babe_Paley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feud:_Capote_vs._The_Swans Heidi Priebe: "When we are relaxed, we give off an easeful and congruent energy because we are not freaking out and trying to hide ourselves. We are going into a situation wanting to be seen. We show up with presence and dignity and we are naturally giving off an energy that makes others comfortable because we are communicating to others that we are ok, you don't...
On knowing what you are not supposed to know (4-7-24)
01:00 âOn knowing what you are not supposed to know and feeling what you are not supposed to feelâ, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=154344 02:00 Good/Beautiful/True: Healing Your Self-Esteem As The Family Scapegoat, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucLUAd4bjMg 13:00 The West in Decline - John Mearsheimer, Alexander Mercouris & Glenn Diesen, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNoUHzd1LcM 27:30 Child abuse in aborigine communities, https://www.smh.com.au/national/ego-pain-and-adhd-the-unusual-determination-of-dave-hughes-20240318-p5fder.html 43:00 Josh Alan Friedman went to an all black school because his liberal parents believed in civil rights, https://www.lukeford.net/profiles/profiles/josh_friedman.htm ...
