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Mark Morgan Ford

Why Does Japan Work So Well?
Travel & Living Abroad

Why Does Japan Work So Well?

Oct 22, 2026 12 min read

I’ve been to Japan six or seven times, beginning sometime in the mid-1980s. And after all those visits, there is something about the country I still don’t quite…

A Night Out at a Geisha House as a Guest of Professor Fujii
Travel & Living Abroad

A Night Out at a Geisha House as a Guest of Professor Fujii

Oct 20, 2026 17 min read

For the second time in two years, Professor Fujii, one of the featured speakers at our conference in Tokyo, invited Sean, Nicole, me, and a handful of people…

Tokyo: A City Becoming New Over and Over Again
Travel & Living Abroad

Tokyo: A City Becoming New Over and Over Again

Oct 13, 2026 13 min read

I came back to Tokyo this week after being away for almost exactly a year. A year isn’t very long for a city that has been around for…

Seoul Continues to Surprise Me
Travel & Living Abroad

Seoul Continues to Surprise Me

Oct 7, 2026 10 min read

A few more impressions of Seoul, after several more days of walking and driving around the city… * Koreans are noticeably more outgoing than the Japanese. They smile…

Seoul: Another City That Is Much More Than You Might Think
Travel & Living Abroad

Seoul: Another City That Is Much More Than You Might Think

Oct 4, 2026 9 min read

I’m writing this from Seoul, South Korea. K and I will be here for five days before flying to Tokyo, where we’ll spend another two weeks. One of…

The COVID-19 Debacle: What Really Happened?
Health & Wellness

The COVID-19 Debacle: What Really Happened?

Oct 1, 2026 9 min read

Dr. Peter McCullough said a lot of important things in a recent interview with Dr. Jess Peatross, starting with this observation that I can’t stop thinking about… Dr.…

The Most Interesting Thing About AI
Social Issues

The Most Interesting Thing About AI

Sep 29, 2026 10 min read

After talking to the Agora publishers about my predictions for how quickly AI will be taking over our industry, I heard from one of them about some of…

Multiculturalism: First to Embrace It, First to Turn Away from It
Social Issues

Multiculturalism: First to Embrace It, First to Turn Away from It

Sep 23, 2026 6 min read

Election campaign posters for Sweden’s political parties displayed ahead of the country’s general election on Sept. 13. I talked about Sweden, Denmark, and Finland in Monday’s issue. About…

Welcoming No Longer
Social Issues

Welcoming No Longer

Sep 21, 2026 7 min read

It’s interesting. The Scandinavian countries – Denmark, Sweden, and Finland – have reputations for being unusually open societies with comprehensive and generally successful social-welfare systems. So comprehensive, in…

Will AI End the Human Race?
Social Issues

Will AI End the Human Race?

Sep 17, 2026 14 min read

My three brothers and I agree on almost nothing.  But Sunday night, we agreed on this: It’s not possible to know what will happen in the final act…

What Happens When States Have to Pay Attention
Social Issues

What Happens When States Have to Pay Attention

Sep 15, 2026 6 min read

Readers who believe that spending more money is the solution to human suffering will not want to hear this. But after reforms pushed through Congress last year, fewer…

Remembering Charlie Kirk
Politics

Remembering Charlie Kirk

Sep 13, 2026 10 min read

Charlie Kirk was assassinated a year ago, on September 10, 2025. I was an early fan of his work – when he was engaging with college students throughout…