StocktonAfterClass
334 episodes - English - Latest episode: 15 days ago - ★★★★★ - 39 ratingsRon Stockton was a professor of political science at the University of Michigan-Dearborn for 48 years. His specialty was non-western politics and political change. He taught classes on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Religion and Politics, the Politics of Revolution, Non-Western politics, and American politics. He also taught in the Honors Program, focusing upon foundational readings from the 18th and 19th centuries. He has an interest in religion and politics and in the role of religio-ethnic groups in the political system. The listener can anticipate talks on Arab-Americans, Jews, African-Americans, the Scots-Irish, and Evangelicals. He has lectured and written on American politics, public opinion, and voting behavior and on the role of religious organizations and ideologies in the political system. There will be occasional discussions of books and films that address serious issues. And he has lectured and published and even taught a class on gravestones, especially those of different ethnic and religious groups such as Muslims, African-Americans, Jews, and Native Americans. The goal of the podcast series is to provide analysis and commentary by a political scientist to explain and make accessible political, historical, and cultural developments in the United States and around the world, and to give the listener analytical tools to understand those developments. It is also to entertain the listener.
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Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 15. The First Intifada, 1988-1993.
May 16, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 45.3 MBThe word Intifada (sometimes Intifadah) means uprising. More specifically it means “shaking off,” but uprising is close enough. There were two Intifadas, one in 1987-1993, just called the Intifada. The other is called the Al Aqsa Intifada from 2000 to 2005. These were very different from each other. I have two podcasts on these. One on the Intifada, one on the Al Aqsa Intifada. I wrote two articles on Intifada Death Patterns. One of those, analyzing the first two years of fatalitie...
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 16. Al Aqsa Intifada, 2000-2005. The logic of violence, the impact of violence.
May 16, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 44.8 MBAl Aqsa Intifada. The Logic of Violence, the Impact of Violence. There were two Intifadas. The first began in December, 1987. The second is called the Al Aqsa Intifada and began in September, 2000. The first involved non-lethal violence on the part of the Palestinians, throwing stones, burning tires. The second was extremely violent. In both cases, from a Palestinian point of view, the protection of Islam and Islamic Holy Sites was a major motivating force. The Here are some names a...
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 15. The First Intifada, 1988-1993.
May 16, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 45.3 MBThe word Intifada (sometimes Intifadah) means uprising. More specifically it means “shaking off,” but uprising is close enough. There were two Intifadas, one in 1987-1993, just called the Intifada. The other is called the Al Aqsa Intifada from 2000 to 2005. These were very different from each other. I have two podcasts on these. One on the Intifada, one on the Al Aqsa Intifada. I wrote two articles on Intifada Death Patterns. One of those, analyzing the first two years of fatalitie...
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 15. The First Intifada, 1988-1993
May 16, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 45.3 MBThe word Intifada (sometimes Intifadah) means uprising. More specifically it means “shaking off,” but uprising is close enough. There were two Intifadas, one in 1987-1993, just called the Intifada. The other is called the Al Aqsa Intifada from 2000 to 2005. These were very different from each other. I have two podcasts on these. One on the Intifada, one on the Al Aqsa Intifada. I wrote two articles on Intifada Death Patterns. One of those, analyzing the first two years of fatalitie...
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 16. Al Aqsa Intifada, 2000-2005. The logic of violence, the impact of violence.
May 16, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 44.8 MBAl Aqsa Intifada. The Logic of Violence, the Impact of Violence. There were two Intifadas. The first began in December, 1987. The second is called the Al Aqsa Intifada and began in September, 2000. The first involved non-lethal violence on the part of the Palestinians, throwing stones, burning tires. The second was extremely violent. In both cases, from a Palestinian point of view, the protection of Islam and Islamic Holy Sites was a major motivating force. The Here are some names a...
Israeli-Palestine Conflict 13. The Black Swan Scenario. An End of the Conflict?
May 13, 2021 22:00 - 58 minutes - 40 MBOne morning we woke up and Soviet Union was gone. None of us saw this coming. When I started teaching in the 1970s, I told students there were three conflicts that would go on forever: Northern Ireland, South Africa, and Israel-Palestine. But two of those are resolved: Northern Ireland and South Africa. Is it possible that the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict could be resolved short of a catastrophe? I am going to discuss four scenarios that work elsewhere but will not work here. Th...
Israeli-Palestine Conflict 13. The End of the Conflict. A Black Swan Scenario
May 13, 2021 22:00 - 58 minutes - 40 MBThe end of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: A Black Swan Scenario You will have to believe me when I tell you that one morning we woke up and Soviet Union was gone. After decades of Cold War, and dire predictions that it would go up in flames some day, it ended without a shot being fired. All across the country professors were trying to recall their lectures from just the semester before. We were SO wrong. None of us saw this coming. When I started teaching back in the 1970s, I told...
Israeli-Palestine Conflict 13. The End of the Conflict. The Black Swan Scenario
May 13, 2021 22:00 - 58 minutes - 40 MBThe end of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: A Black Swan Scenario You will have to believe me when I tell you that one morning we woke up and Soviet Union was gone. After decades of Cold War, and dire predictions that it would go up in flames some day, it ended without a shot being fired. All across the country professors were trying to recall their lectures from just the semester before. We were SO wrong. None of us saw this coming. When I started teaching back in the 1970s, I told...
Israeli-Palestine Conflict 13. The End of the Conflict? The Black Swan Scenario
May 13, 2021 22:00 - 58 minutes - 40 MBThe end of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: A Black Swan Scenario You will have to believe me when I tell you that one morning we woke up and Soviet Union was gone. After decades of Cold War, and dire predictions that it would go up in flames some day, it ended without a shot being fired. All across the country professors were trying to recall their lectures from just the semester before. We were SO wrong. None of us saw this coming. When I started teaching back in the 1970s, I told...
Israeli-Palestine Conflict 13. The Black Swan Scenario. An End of the Conflict?
May 13, 2021 22:00 - 58 minutes - 40 MBOne morning we woke up and Soviet Union was gone. None of us saw this coming. When I started teaching in the 1970s, I told students there were three conflicts that would go on forever: Northern Ireland, South Africa, and Israel-Palestine. But two of those are resolved: Northern Ireland and South Africa. Is it possible that the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict could be resolved short of a catastrophe? I am going to discuss four scenarios that work elsewhere but will not work here. Th...
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 12. The Palestine War of 1948. What happened after the War?
May 13, 2021 03:00 - 32 minutes - 22.7 MBWhat happened after the armistice in January of 1949? Of course, the major consequence was the Palestinian refugees. Thinking only of what we consider the internationally recognized boundaries of Israel, probably 80% or more of all the Palestinians inside of that area on January 1, 1948 were gone by December 31, 1948. This is the real “catastrophe,” or nakhba, as the Palestinians call it. The Israelis were insistent that none of these refugees would be allowed to return. I am very...
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 12. The Palestine War of 1948. What happened after the War?
May 13, 2021 03:00 - 32 minutes - 22.7 MBWhat happened after the armistice in January of 1949? Of course, the major consequence was the Palestinian refugees. Thinking only of what we consider the internationally recognized boundaries of Israel, probably 80% or more of all the Palestinians inside of that area on January 1, 1948 were gone by December 31, 1948. This is the real “catastrophe,” or nakhba, as the Palestinians call it. The Israelis were insistent that none of these refugees would be allowed to return. I am very...
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 12. What happened after the 1948 Palestine War?
May 13, 2021 03:00 - 32 minutes - 22.7 MBWhat happened after the armistice in January of 1949? Of course, the major consequence was the Palestinian refugees. Thinking only of what we consider the internationally recognized boundaries of Israel, probably 80% or more of all the Palestinians inside of that area on January 1, 1948 were gone by December 31, 1948. This is the real “catastrophe,” or nakhba, as the Palestinians call it. The Israelis were insistent that none of these refugees would be allowed to return. I am very...
The Concept of Genocide: Armenians, Jews, Tutsis and others.
May 08, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 53.7 MBOn April 24, 2021 President Biden used the word “genocide” to describe what happened to the Armenians of Turkey. Whether to use this word had been a matter of debate since the 1970s. In 1915 the Ottoman government, fearing that the Armenians in eastern Turkey would align with the Russians, decided to evacuate the whole Armenian population of Eastern Turkey by marching them across the desert to the Arab provinces of Lebanon and Syria. They also massacred Armenians in other parts of Turkey....
The Concept of Genocide: Armenians, Jews, Tutsis and others.
May 08, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 53.7 MBOn April 24, 2021 President Biden used the word “genocide” to describe what happened to the Armenians of Turkey. Whether to use this word had been a matter of debate since the 1970s. In 1915 the Ottoman government, fearing that the Armenians in eastern Turkey would align with the Russians, decided to evacuate the whole Armenian population of Eastern Turkey by marching them across the desert to the Arab provinces of Lebanon and Syria. They also massacred Armenians in other parts of Turkey....
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 11. The Palestine War of 1948
May 06, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 43.7 MBIn 1948 the Jewish forces in Palestine declared themselves to be the state of Israel. The Israelis joyously call this their independence war but Palestinians see it as the Nakhba, the catastrophe that deprived them of their homeland and sent most of them into exile. What many people do not realize is that this was not one war but three. There was the Zionist-British War, the Zionist-Palestinian War, and the Israeli-Arab War. These wars were very different from each other. Understanding...
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 11. The Palestine War of 1948. Israel created, Palestine erased.
May 06, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 43.7 MBIn 1948 the Jewish forces in Palestine declared themselves to be the state of Israel. The Israelis joyously call this their independence war but Palestinians see it as the Nakhba, the catastrophe that deprived them of their homeland and sent most of them into exile. What many people do not realize is that this was not one war but three. There was the Zionist-British War, the Zionist-Palestinian War, and the Israeli-Arab War. These wars were very different from each other. Understanding...
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 11. The Palestine War of 1948. Israel created, Palestine erased.
May 06, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 43.7 MBIn 1948 the Jewish forces in Palestine declared themselves to be the state of Israel. The Israelis joyously call this their independence war but Palestinians see it as the Nakhba, the catastrophe that deprived them of their homeland and sent most of them into exile. What many people do not realize is that this was not one war but three. There was the Zionist-British War, the Zionist-Palestinian War, and the Israeli-Arab War. These wars were very different from each other. Understanding...
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 11. The Palestine War of 1948. Israel created, Palestine eliminated.
May 06, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 43.7 MBIn 1948 the Jewish forces in Palestine declared themselves to be the state of Israel. The Israelis joyously call this their independence war but Palestinians see it as the Nakhba, the catastrophe that deprived them of their homeland and sent most of them into exile. What many people do not realize is that this was not one war but three. There was the Zionist-British War, the Zionist-Palestinian War, and the Israeli-Arab War. These wars were very different from each other. Understanding...
Pandemic Orientation: A Talk to my Students about finding Meaning in an Age of Pandemic
May 04, 2021 18:00 - 7 minutes - 4.85 MBWhen the pandemic hit in March 2020, we could handle it. Live classes were cancelled but faculty made audio talks to share with students. At that point, the students knew each other, they knew me, I knew them, and I had examinations and papers so assigning a semester grade was not a problem. I decided to focus my talks on important topics and have students write personal reactions to the talks rather than analytical papers. This worked out well. But when the fall semester rolled arou...
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 11. Public Opinion on Jews and Arabs and Muslims
April 28, 2021 03:00 - 36 minutes - 25.4 MBThis is a discussion of public opinion, focusing upon scientific survey research studies. Some of the findings are a bit surprising. As we might guess, Jews are rated higher than Arabs or Muslims but the patterns are not as simple as they might seem at first. There is a lot of nuance and complexity in public opinion. The theme music Stockspeaks is by G. Kevin Dewey.
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 11. Public Opinion on Jews and Arabs and Muslims
April 28, 2021 03:00 - 36 minutes - 25.4 MBThis is a discussion of public opinion, focusing upon scientific survey research studies. Some of the findings are a bit surprising. As we might guess, Jews are rated higher than Arabs or Muslims but the patterns are not as simple as they might seem at first. There is a lot of nuance and complexity in public opinion. The theme music Stockspeaks is by G. Kevin Dewey.
The Replacement Wars. The Ideology of Apocalyptic White Nationalism, Part Two
April 21, 2021 21:00 - 35 minutes - 24.8 MBThis is Part Two of my discussion of The Replacement Wars. This is a worldview that began in Europe but has spread to the US and is emerging on the violent extreme right. It is a discussion of this ideology and of nine manifestoes or expressions of this, plus of three novels in Europe, and of other sources. You should listen to Part One before listening to Part Two. Note that this has nothing to do with legitimate debates over immigration policy.
The Replacement Wars. The Ideology of Apocalyptic White Nationalism, Part One
April 21, 2021 21:00 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MBThis may be the most important research project I have ever done, because of its ominous significance for the future of our country (and of other countries). It is a worldview rooted in a terrifying sense of confrontation and violence. It is a form of violent white nationalism rooted in the belief -- originally found in Europe but now emerging in the US on the extreme right -- that white Christian Americans are being numerically overwhelmed and replaced, even displaced, in their own homel...
The Replacement Wars. The Ideology of Apocalyptic White Nationalism, Part One
April 21, 2021 21:00 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MBThis may be the most important research project I have ever done, because of its ominous significance for the future of our country (and of other countries). It is a worldview rooted in a terrifying sense of confrontation and violence. It is a form of violent white nationalism rooted in the belief -- originally found in Europe but now emerging in the US on the extreme right -- that white Christian Americans are being numerically overwhelmed and replaced, even displaced, in their own homel...
The Replacement Wars. The Ideology of Apocalyptic White Nationalism, Part Two
April 21, 2021 21:00 - 35 minutes - 24.8 MBThis is Part Two of my discussion of The Replacement Wars. This is a worldview that began in Europe but has spread to the US and is emerging on the violent extreme right. It is a discussion of this ideology and of nine manifestoes or expressions of this, plus of three novels in Europe, and of other sources. You should listen to Part One before listening to Part Two. Note that this has nothing to do with legitimate debates over immigration policy.
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 10. The 1967 War
April 17, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour - 50.2 MB"On the seventh day of the six-day war, Israel became a different country." This was the amazing victory of the Israelis over the combined armies of their immediate antagonists: Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Iraq. How did they do that? It was remarkable. But there were consequences for as God says, "Take what you want. And pay for it. " In spite of the astonishing military victory, this set up a strategic situation that was not entirely good for the Israeli future. Israel had reunited hi...
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 10. The 1967 War
April 17, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour - 50.2 MB"On the seventh day of the six-day war, Israel became a different country." This was the amazing victory of the Israelis over the combined armies of their immediate antagonists: Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Iraq. How did they do that? It was remarkable. But there were consequences for as God says, "Take what you want. And pay for it. " In spite of the astonishing military victory, this set up a strategic situation that was not entirely good for the Israeli future. Israel had reunited hi...
King's Mountain. A key battle in the American revolution. How guerrillas beat the world's most powerful army.
April 16, 2021 22:00 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MBIn 1780 the Americans were on the ropes. The British had won several key battles and had taken Savannah and Charleston, giving them control of the South Carolina and Georgia coasts. Now Lord Cornwallis was coming south with a large army. His plan was to link up with pro-British Americans, called Whigs in those days, and to separate the whole south from the rest of the country. The country would be split, Washington would be isolated and could be defeated, and America would remain within ...
King's Mountain. A key battle in the American revolution. How guerrillas beat the world's most powerful army.
April 16, 2021 22:00 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MBIn 1780 the Americans were on the ropes. The British had won several key battles and had taken Savannah and Charleston, giving them control of the South Carolina and Georgia coasts. Now Lord Cornwallis was coming south with a large army. His plan was to link up with pro-British Americans, called Whigs in those days, and to separate the whole south from the rest of the country. The country would be split, Washington would be isolated and could be defeated, and America would remain within ...
Richard III, King of England. His life, death, and resurrection
April 16, 2021 21:00 - 22 minutes - 15.2 MBRichard III was the last of the Plantagenets. He was killed by his rival Henry VII in 1485 at the battle of Bosworth Field. He has come down in history as a monster, thanks to Shakespeare and a Tudor propaganda campaign. This is the story of his life and what happened after his death and how he has received some modest rehabilitation. It is also the story of his body, how it was lost, and recovered. I once was asked to deliver a sermon reflecting on the life of Richard. The sermon i...
Richard III, King of England. His life, death, and resurrection
April 16, 2021 21:00 - 22 minutes - 15.2 MBRichard III was the last of the Plantagenets. He was killed by his rival Henry VII in 1485 at the battle of Bosworth Field. He has come down in history as a monster, thanks to Shakespeare and a Tudor propaganda campaign. This is the story of his life and what happened after his death and how he has received some modest rehabilitation. It is also the story of his body, how it was lost, and recovered. I once was asked to deliver a sermon reflecting on the life of Richard. The sermon i...
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 9. The PLO Charter of 1964
April 07, 2021 17:00 - 45 minutes - 31.3 MBIn 1964 the Palestinian leaders met in Jerusalem under the tutelage of President Nasser of Egypt. Nasser was a great hero to the Arab people, someone who believed that all Arabs shared a common destiny and that they alone should control that destiny free of foreign influence. He had become a hero in 1956 for standing up to the British and French and Israelis. He had sponsored the Palestine Liberation Organization, the PLO. Now he was sponsoring this conference at which the Palestinians w...
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 9. The PLO Charter of 1964
April 07, 2021 17:00 - 45 minutes - 31.3 MBIn 1964 the Palestinian leaders met in Jerusalem under the tutelage of President Nasser of Egypt. Nasser was a great hero to the Arab people, someone who believed that all Arabs shared a common destiny and that they alone should control that destiny free of foreign influence. He had become a hero in 1956 for standing up to the British and French and Israelis. He had sponsored the Palestine Liberation Organization, the PLO. Now he was sponsoring this conference at which the Palestinians w...
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 8. Theodor Herzl, The Jewish State, 1896
April 07, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 50.3 MBTheodor Herzl, the brilliant journalist, novelist, and political thinker wrote his famous treatise, Judenstaat (The Jewish State) in 1896. He wrote this in a fever, in just a few days. It was as if suddenly an insight had come to him and he had to get it down on paper. That insight was that "We are a people. One people." Herzl was not the first person to make this point, but his brilliance was that he followed up the next year with a conference in Basel, Switzerland in which he set up a...
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 8. Theodor Herzl, The Jewish State, 1896
April 07, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 50.3 MBTheodor Herzl, the brilliant journalist, novelist, and political thinker wrote his famous treatise, Judenstaat (The Jewish State) in 1896. He wrote this in a fever, in just a few days. It was as if suddenly an insight had come to him and he had to get it down on paper. That insight was that "We are a people. One people." Herzl was not the first person to make this point, but his brilliance was that he followed up the next year with a conference in Basel, Switzerland in which he set up a...
Bernie Klein. A Legendary Professor
March 29, 2021 23:00 - 11 minutes - 7.96 MBBernie Klein was a professor of political science at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. His specialty was urban politics. He was probably the single most popular classroom instructor on campus. Students would sign up just to hear the stories he told about Detroit and Michigan politics. (He would also manage to slip in a few dirty jokes from time to time). Three times Bernie was called into service to be Acting Chancellor when the regular chancellor took a job in another place. Bern...
Bernie Klein. A Legendary Professor
March 29, 2021 23:00 - 11 minutes - 7.96 MBBernie Klein was a professor of political science at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. His specialty was urban politics. He was probably the single most popular classroom instructor on campus. Students would sign up just to hear the stories he told about Detroit and Michigan politics. (He would also manage to slip in a few dirty jokes from time to time). Three times Bernie was called into service to be Acting Chancellor when the regular chancellor took a job in another place. Bern...
Israeli-Palestinian Conflicit 7. Ottoman Views on Zionism and Jews (Ottoman and European)
March 24, 2021 20:00 - 21 minutes - 14.7 MBI knew how the various players saw Zionism: the Zionists, the anti-Zionist Jews, the British, the Christian Zionists, the Palestinians. But I had never thought of how the Ottomans saw Zionism. And how they thought of Jews, both the Ottoman Jews and the immigrant mostly Russian Jews. That was very odd, given that Palestine was an Ottoman Province. This podcast will discuss Ottoman perspectives on these issues. Awesome theme music, StockSpeaks, by Kevin Dewey.
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 7. Ottoman Views on Zionism and Jews (Ottoman and European)
March 24, 2021 20:00 - 21 minutes - 14.7 MBI knew how the various players saw Zionism: the Zionists, the anti-Zionist Jews, the British, the Christian Zionists, the Palestinians. But I had never thought of how the Ottomans saw Zionism. And how they thought of Jews, both the Ottoman Jews and the immigrant mostly Russian Jews. That was very odd, given that Palestine was an Ottoman Province. This podcast will discuss Ottoman perspectives on these issues. Awesome theme music, StockSpeaks, by Kevin Dewey.
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 7. Ottoman Views of Zionism and Jews (Ottoman and European)
March 24, 2021 20:00 - 21 minutes - 14.7 MBI knew how the various players saw Zionism: the Zionists, the anti-Zionist Jews, the British, the Christian Zionists, the Palestinians. But I had never thought of how the Ottomans saw Zionism. And how they thought of Jews, both the Ottoman Jews and the immigrant mostly Russian Jews. That was very odd, given that Palestine was an Ottoman Province. This podcast will discuss Ottoman perspectives on these issues. Awesome theme music, StockSpeaks, by Kevin Dewey.
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 7. Ottoman Views of Zionism and Jews (Ottoman and European)
March 24, 2021 20:00 - 21 minutes - 14.7 MBI knew how the various players saw Zionism: the Zionists, the anti-Zionist Jews, the British, the Christian Zionists, the Palestinians. But I had never thought of how the Ottomans saw Zionism. And how they thought of Jews, both the Ottoman Jews and the immigrant mostly Russian Jews. That was very odd, given that Palestine was an Ottoman Province. This podcast will discuss Ottoman perspectives on these issues. Awesome theme music, StockSpeaks, by Kevin Dewey.
Thoughts of a Former Terrorist (me)
March 24, 2021 20:00 - 12 minutes - 8.51 MBThis is an article I wrote for the University of Michigan newspaper back in 2002. The essay discusses the fact that in polemical arguments certain discrediting words (focusing here on terrorism and anti-Semitism) have two characteristics. First, they tend to have different meanings to different people and, second, those with a position will often try to define them in such a way as to strengthen their own position and weaken those of their critics. These are mostly reflections upon my s...
Thoughts of a Former Terrorist (me)
March 24, 2021 20:00 - 12 minutes - 8.51 MBThis is an article I wrote for the University of Michigan newspaper back in 2002. The essay discusses the fact that in polemical arguments certain discrediting words (focusing here on terrorism and anti-Semitism) have two characteristics. First, they tend to have different meanings to different people and, second, those with a position will often try to define them in such a way as to strengthen their own position and weaken those of their critics. These are mostly reflections upon my s...
Orville Hubbard. The Meanest Man in Race Relations
March 20, 2021 19:00 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MBOrville Hubbard was the mayor of Dearborn for 38 years. He was brilliant, creative, passionate, dedicated, popular. He was also a mean demagogue, a racist, a bully. This reports the time I went with a group of students to interview the mayor. All of his qualities were there on display. Especially his racism. This interview was just before he had a debilitating stroke. Even if you are not from Dearborn, this will be of interest to you.
Orville Hubbard. The Meanest Man in Race Relations
March 20, 2021 19:00 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MBOrville Hubbard was the mayor of Dearborn for 38 years. He was brilliant, creative, passionate, dedicated, popular. He was also a mean demagogue, a racist, a bully. This reports the time I went with a group of students to interview the mayor. All of his qualities were there on display. Especially his racism. This interview was just before he had a debilitating stroke. Even if you are not from Dearborn, this will be of interest to you.
Religion And Politics 2. Numerology: Numbers in Religious Texts
March 16, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 51.6 MBIn a religious text, a number is not a number. It is a point, a teaching. Those who think the Bible or other religious texts are science books are missing the point. Those who think a religious text is offering you facts miss the point. This podcast outlines several different ways that numbers are used and appear in a mix and match pattern in religious texts. When I say that Jeff Bezos is a jillionaire, that is not a number. I am making a point, that no number is really adequate. ...
Religion And Politics 2. Numerology: Numbers in Religious Texts
March 16, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 51.6 MBIn a religious text, a number is not a number. It is a point, a teaching. Those who think the Bible or other religious texts are science books are missing the point. Those who think a religious text is offering you facts miss the point. This podcast outlines several different ways that numbers are used and appear in a mix and match pattern in religious texts. When I say that Jeff Bezos is a jillionaire, that is not a number. I am making a point, that no number is really adequate. ...
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 6. The Palestinian Condition After 1948
March 14, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 43.2 MBThe events of 1948 were a joyous celebration for Israelis who got their independence, but it was a time of despair for Palestinians who lost their homeland. They call it the Nakhba or Catastrophe. Perhaps 80 or 85% of all the Palestinians inside of what was Green Line Israel on January 1st of 1948 (i.e., internationally recognized boundaries) were in exile on December 31 of 1948. The Palestinians had lost their lands, their businesses, their bank accounts and even the right to call them...
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 6. The Palestinian Condition After 1948
March 14, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 43.2 MBThe events of 1948 were a joyous celebration for Israelis who got their independence, but it was a time of despair for Palestinians who lost their homeland. They call it the Nakhba or Catastrophe. Perhaps 80 or 85% of all the Palestinians inside of what was Green Line Israel on January 1st of 1948 (i.e., internationally recognized boundaries) were in exile on December 31 of 1948. The Palestinians had lost their lands, their businesses, their bank accounts and even the right to call them...