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From MG re my essay in the Oct. 3 issue
“Your essay ‘How to Be a Conservative, Part II’ hit home with me. “My wife and I have been together a very long time by today’s standards. We met at 18 and are now in our late 40s. In the early years of our…
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My Sincere Apologies to JP…
“Hey! What’s up?” he writes. “I sent you an email a month ago, hoping to get an answer to my question. Did you lose it? Was it not worthy?” My Response: I’m sorry, JP. I usually get five to six emails from…
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Re the Sept. 26 issue…
From AS: “It’s rare that I agree with any of your political views, but I agree with your thoughts on legalizing hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans. The decision to do so is ridiculous! “Not only does it…
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From JM re Good Deal or Dangerous Political Gambit in the Sept. 22 issue
“The General has three stars. He should understand the programs his service promotes. “We not only look weak we are weak. “Did you ever read about in the beginning of WWII the turnover rate of Generals. Many…
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From BD after a recent trip to Rancho Santana
The gift shop at Rancho Santana “Just spent five days in Rancho Santana and I must say the best gift shop I have ever seen in all my travels, and I have stayed in the best hotels around the world. I love all…
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From KM re my trip to Poland
“I just read your blog about your most recent trip. My mother’s family was from Poland. That’s where my grandmother’s family immigrated from. My grandfather’s family was exterminated during the Holocaust. I…
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From longtime reader RF
“Your wisdom was crucial in catapulting my business into the top three fastest growing in the UK. Building a team of 70 people from a standing start in three years. Thank you!”
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I Loved Your Book!
“I’ve read The Reluctant Entrepreneur and I thought it was a gem. The title is fantastic, and I found many valuable lessons inside. Thank you for that!” – CL Editor’s Note: Readers of this blog can order a…
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Re John Herring’s piece in the Aug. 22 issue
“Thank you for the awesome letter about storage units as rental property. I love learning about investing in real estate from you.” – KF “I agree with your friend about contractor warehousing... Recently, I've…
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From JF re The Pledge
“Without giving away any personal details, would you be willing to post one of your daily task lists? I’m re-reading The Pledge (which is such an amazing book) and I’m really trying to implement the strategies…
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Who’s Smarter? Liberals or Conservatives?
From AS, re my August 4 piece on political ideology and intelligence: “Interesting fact: I and other friends of yours, who shall remain nameless, have conversed over the years about your declining intelligence…
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From CN
“I’ve always enjoyed your books and writing. Really enjoy your [blog] too. I just read the following book and thought it would make great fodder for you – The Well-Lived Life: A 102-Year-Old Doctor’s Six…
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From GM, re Ivermectin
“My wife and I attended a memorial in NY for her sister who passed in May 2022 from pancreatic cancer. Her sister had been the principal of a local school in Westchester County and was a very popular figure…
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From Murzban Shroff, author of one of the “Book Recommendations for 2022” that I listed here
“A small note to say: I stumbled upon your website here, which lists one of my recent books, Third Eye Rising, as a recommendation – and I was quite blown away to learn of your accomplishments and interests…
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From SL, re the action movie clichés in the July 21 issue
“Great list, but you forgot this! At the final battle to the death between hero and arch villain, the hero actually saves the villain (after proving that he could have killed him or let him die), only to then…
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G, a regular reader and sometimes contributor, sent this…
More Disturbing Vaccine News from Alex Berenson “A new treatment to lower harm from a minor respiratory virus in infants instead is associated with MORE baby deaths, clinical trials show. Yet no one seems to…
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Getting More Quality From Your Money
From DB: “I’ve read you as a subscriber since 2010, when you were a founding member of the Palm Beach Wealth Builders Club. There were reports that I found extremely helpful and fun about things that you are…
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Readers Share Knee Surgery Recovery Tips And Alternatives
My thanks to everyone who wrote in after reading about my knee surgery in the July 7 issue. Here are just a few examples… From CS: “I am glad you are recovering from your knee replacement surgery. The metaphor…
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High School Wrestling Champion's Heroic Rescue Inspires Readers
In response to the June 30 issue in which I linked to an inspiring story about a high school wrestling champ that saved a woman from an attempted kidnapping, GM wrote: “I enjoy when you highlight these stories…
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So, Where Do I Stand on the Transgender Issue?
Question from JL: “I’m having a little argument with a friend about your stance on the transgender movement and transgender people. Based on what you’ve written recently, which is never explicit, he thinks you…
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More on the death of Cormac McCarthy
From AS… “Last night, in honor of Cormac McCarthy’s passing, D and I watched The Road. We both read the book years ago and didn’t remember most of the details. As the movie rolled, my memories of the book…
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From HB, in response to my book reviews in which I mention The Mules, my book club
“I recently read, or perhaps I reread (?), The Natural by Bernard Malamud, in good part because the movie with Robert Redford has always been one of my baseball favorites and the book popped up at a local book…
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From KM…
“Hey Mark, “I just had RS on my podcast today and you came up a couple of times... I wanted to send you a message to say thanks for the positive impact you’ve had on me… to say I enjoyed our talk…. I was just…
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Re my observations about Richmond, VA, in the June 9 issue…
“Richmond is one of our favorite cities! Things we love about it are the people, the river, the wonderful world-class art museum (of course), central location (between DC, the mountains, and the beach), four…
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From KK re my review of Holy Spider in the June 2 issue
“Thank you for your spot-on recommendation of the film Holy Spider. When I mentioned it to my wife, her intense entomophobia made her cringe. After I read her your critique, she agreed to watch, and we both…
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From JT, a copywriter, re the availability of my books
“Hi Mark and team. I loved Great Leads and recently started poking around at your other books. Wondering how I can get a copy of Words That Work: 117 Ways to Speak More Powerfully. “Thanks for your help.” My…
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How A Journal Writer Crafts Delightful P.S. Notes
From BI, re the P.S. in the May 30 issue: “Loved the house of cards video!” My Response: Thanks, BI. I can’t be sure how my journal piece will come off in each issue, so I try to put something in the P.S. that…
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From AS, re my comments about the rear-naked choke hold in the May 26 issue
“In all the media reports about the subway debacle I saw, there was no physical contact, that is until the ex-marine used the choke hold. “They taught that choke hold to us in the Army. There was no…
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From JC, re self-defense for daughters (and sisters and mothers)
“I know you have a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. I also know that you had your boys learn it when they were young. I have a nine-year-old daughter. If you had a daughter, what martial art or self-defense…
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From SC, re “Chat-GPT as Mark Ford” in the May 12 issue
“I loved it. But to me, the only thing that I might call ‘disturbing’ was the hint of cynicism I’m seeing in some of your writing the last year or so. “Yes, those ‘keys to living’ are clichés and not terribly…
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From JJ, re “China Is Winning This Battle Too!” in the May 9 issue
“Here in Ecuador (and likely other countries), China lends hundreds of millions of dollars for infrastructure projects, to be paid back in oil. “Ecuador is entirely self-sufficient in electricity thanks to the…
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From CM re my May 5 piece about charitable giving
“I really enjoy your e-letters. They are both informative and entertaining. Your article on charity was outstanding, and so were the links! Since you quoted the Torah, a subject I’m familiar with, I hope it’s…
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Re the April 25 issue
“Loved your piece about business/economic privilege! It’s so true!” – SM “Your suggestion – ‘Unless you have run a successful business for at least five years, don’t talk. Just listen.’ – I can definitely see…
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Re “Poor Wreck That I Am” in the April 21 issue, GM had this to say
“Thanks for that piece, Mark. I too have suffered from depression and anxiety since my late 20s. To this day I still wonder how I was able to start and operate a business for 30 years, have employees, sell…
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From AS: “I’d hate to be a cop!
“To acquire a concealed carry permit, you had to take eight hours of instruction, including an hour on a firing range. Veterans excused. So aside from getting a little safety training, someone had to put forth…
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From TS re the Open Carry Question
“I’ve been on the fence about this subject for a long time. I shared the popular idea that the visible presence of guns would dissuade criminals. However, I live on the nicer side of a college town. And just…
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From MN, a friend and award-winning filmmaker, re the April 4 issue
“Great newsletter. Thank you, Mark. And such an important note about false confessions and the Innocence Project. My first documentary – 120 Years – which I made in 2018, is about an unbelievable wrongful…
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Re the Mar. 28 issue — April 7, 2023
“Check out this article. It ties in with what you’ve been saying about the government’s position on the COVID vaccines. (These people are, irredeemably evil!)” – G “A bummer about killer bees in your owl…
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Re the Mar. 28 issue
“The jiu jitsu video was great! It reminded me of the time when Rhonda Rousey was an MMA champion at 135 pounds. I asked you if you could take her. I expected you to say, ‘Oh yeah, I’d kill her.’ Instead, you…
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Hunt, Gather, Parent
Hunt, Gather, Parent By Michaeleen Doucleff 352 pages Published March 2, 2021 K heard Doucleff speaking about this book and thought it might make a nice gift for the parents of our grandchildren. But she…
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From PT — March 28, 2023
“In the March 17 issue, you said you were a fan of Sam Brintin. Were you serious?” From RO: “In your July 22, 2022 post, you talked about the idea of ‘cultural appropriation’ – how normal, and constructive, it…
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From PJ
“Your bit about the sentencing of the Canadian rapist in the March 10 issue [LINK]was disturbing. It reminded me of another story I read about a father being jailed because he refused to call his own child by…
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From PT
“It must feel good to know that you have an audience that includes people as old as I am (I’m your age), but as young as the 14-year-old kid that wrote to you in the Mar. 9 issue.” My Response: It does indeed…
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Why I keep doing what I do… — March 10, 2023
“I’m 14 years old and I’m curious to learn about ways I can earn money. I play soccer and am very dedicated to it. My goal is to become a professional. So along with getting good grades in school, I have two…
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Re the Feb. 28 issue
“The population growth charts in your Feb. 28 issue were staggering. And the man fired for not essentially cheating on his wife, what!? LOL…. Always interesting/insightful topics.” – HG “‘Unchained Melody’ was…
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Statins Don't Work, Says Frustrated Patient
Responses to my posts about statin drugs keep coming in. Friend and neighbor JS said this after reading my last little essay on why I don’t trust statin drugs: “My doctors are Chicken Shits. Why didn’t they…
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From SL, re theoretical physicist Sean Carroll’s video – “Talking About Time” – in the Feb. 25 issue
“As soon as your notes come to my inbox, I drop everything and read them immediately. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and insights. I’m a former physicist who has had a career in risk management at…
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From RS, re the China Spy Balloon
“I was excited to see my thoughts published in your ‘Readers Write’ section on Feb. 10, but dismayed to be dismissed as a conspiratorial loon. My hunch could certainly be wrong, but the truth behind these…
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Re my essay in Tuesday’s issue, “Is the China Spy Balloon a Hoax?
From DD: “Hi, Mark, “Always enjoy your eLetter. “About the balloon... “As you may well have heard, some people in positions to know believe it’s just China probing our technological, political, and military…
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Re my Feb. 3 essay on the Tyre Nichols Killing, GG writes
“One thing I suspect we might see in the investigation of the Memphis killing is that the cops were used as tax collectors. “That sounds crazy, but a Dept. of Justice report on Ferguson showed that a lot of…
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