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Episodes
The Replacement Wars. The Ideology of Apocalyptic White Nationalism, Part One
21 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis may be the most important research project I have ever done, because of its ominous significance for the future of our country (and...
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 10. The 1967 War
17 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text"On the seventh day of the six-day war, Israel became a different country." This was the amazing victory of the Israelis over...
King's Mountain. A key battle in the American revolution. How guerrillas beat the world's most powerful army.
16 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn 1780 the Americans were on the ropes. The British had won several key battles and had taken Savannah and Charleston, giving them co...
Richard III, King of England. His life, death, and resurrection
16 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textRichard 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 c...
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 9. The PLO Charter of 1964
07 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn 1964 the Palestinian leaders met in Jerusalem under the tutelage of President Nasser of Egypt. Nasser was a great hero to the Arab ...
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 8. Theodor Herzl, The Jewish State, 1896
07 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textTheodor Herzl, the brilliant journalist, novelist, and political thinker wrote his famous treatise, Judenstaat (The Jewish State) in 189...
Bernie Klein. A Legendary Professor
29 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textBernie Klein was a professor of political science at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. His specialty was urban politics. He was pro...
Thoughts of a Former Terrorist (me)
24 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis is an article I wrote for the University of Michigan newspaper back in 2002. The essay discusses the fact that in polemical arg...
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 7. Ottoman Views of Zionism and Jews (Ottoman and European)
24 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textI knew how the various players saw Zionism: the Zionists, the anti-Zionist Jews, the British, the Christian Zionists, the Palestinians...
Orville Hubbard. The Meanest Man in Race Relations
20 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textOrville Hubbard was the mayor of Dearborn for 38 years. He was brilliant, creative, passionate, dedicated, popular. He was also a me...
Religion And Politics 2. Numerology: Numbers in Religious Texts
16 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn 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 scie...
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 6. The Palestinian Condition After 1948
14 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThe events of 1948 were a joyous celebration for Israelis who got their independence, but it was a time of despair for Palestinians who ...
Obama's Presidential Memoir: A Promised Land
11 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis is my summary of Barack Obama's presidential memoir. It is a stunningly elegant book, intimate, informative, insightful, can...
Grandfather Stories (that I told my grandchildren)
09 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textI decided early on that a grandfather should be a story teller. I would entertain the four grandkids by telling stories. Sometimes t...
Religion and Politics 1. Feuerbach and How we Think About God
07 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWhen I would start my class on Religion and Politics, my first lecture would always be on Feuerbach. He would give students a new way ...
Vernon Jordan: A Civil Rights Giant, and Power Broker
04 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textVernon Jordan died on March 2, 2021. He was one of the last of the Civil Rights generation, those giants who were contemporaries of Ma...
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 5. Ariel Sharon. Hero or Murderer or Security Threat?
02 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textTo his fans, who were many, Ariel Sharon was a hero, a defender of his people. His exploits during the 1973 war were legendary. But ...
Nelson Mandela: The Greatest Black Man of the 20th Century
25 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis describes the two times Jane and I crossed paths with Nelson Mandela. Once was in Cape Town, once in Detroit. How amazing to co...
Israeli Palestinian Conflict 14. Christian Zionism: Prophecy, politics, public opinion, Israel
21 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textChristian Zionism is the belief that the Bible predicted the creation of a Jewish state in 1948 and that Christians are obligated to sup...
Deep Blue: How to find my publications for free
21 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textDeep Blue is the University of Michigan virtual archive on the internet. You can find my publications there -- articles, talks, essays...
Rules of Good Studenting
17 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis is a short discussion of only about 15 minutes. These are not rules in the traditional sense of rules and you do not have to be a ...
Israel Palestine 4. Arab Revolt of 1936, Part B
17 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis is the second half of the talk on the Arab Revolt of 1936-1939. The focus is on how all parties to this conflict -- British, Jewi...
Israel Palestine 4. Arab Revolt of 1936 Part A
17 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThe 1936 Arab Revolt was a turning point in this conflict. It changed the nature of British policy, of Palestinian politics, and of J...
Impeachment for Insurrection. The Trial of Donald J. Trump
14 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textFor those who had the luxury and time and inclination to watch five days of an impeachment trial, and watched discussions, and read exte...
Israel Palestine 3. Background to Zionism
09 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textJews had traditionally said that they were "Germans of the Jewish faith" or something similar. But by the end of the 19th cent...
Israel Palestine 2. Three Narratives About Israel
09 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIt is often helpful to understand how we think before we approach new material. In American discourse, there are three dominant narrat...
Israel Palestine 1. A Podcast Series
09 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textI am going to present a series of podcasts on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. For 40 years I taught a class on that topic. I have ...
Understanding Impeachment
05 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis is a discussion of the history and logic of impeachment. What did our founders have in mind when they wrote of "high crimes...
Introduction to My Podcasts
04 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textProfessor Stockton introduces himself and some of the topics he will be discussing. Among those are the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, ...