Ron 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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Jimmy Carter. A Great American. A Great Christian. He Never Gave Up
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2023-03-05
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Ukraine War. Reposting from February, 2022 (I had not listened to this for a year. I learned some things. Thanks for doing it, Ron. You're welcome, Ron)
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2023-02-24
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Eichmann in Jerusalem. Reposting on the 60th anniversary of its publication.
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2023-02-21
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The Case for Caution: Why we Should NOT Invade Iraq. A talk from 2002. (Raises some good, long term issues).
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2023-02-11
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Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. The Lebanon War of 1982: How Our Leaders Saw it. (Not a parody but at times sounds like one).
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2023-02-05
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Kennedy School Rejects HRW Head over Apartheid Report. Reposting: Is Israel an Apartheid State? Please read text below.
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2023-01-21
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Explaining Hitler. Ten Famous Scholars Debate the Issues (Sometimes with heated words)
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2023-01-14
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Three Catholic Stories: A Female Pope (which the Vatican denies), My Run for Pope (which the Vatican denies), and Spotlight (which the Vatican wishes would go away).
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2023-01-01
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Impeachment for Insurrection: The Second Trial of Donald J. Trump. A reposting
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2022-12-21
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The Nine Commandments. (But I thought there were Ten?) This is really interesting.
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2022-12-19
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When Ron Met Jane. Courtship in the Stone Age. A 60th Anniversary Story
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2022-12-07
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Books on Religion That You Will be Glad you Read
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2022-12-05
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Invitation to a Zoom Discussion, December 3, 2022 12:00-1:00 (Eastern Time). Details attached.
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2022-11-25
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A Matter of Honor. An Incident in the Damascus Souk
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2022-11-16
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The Return of Netanyahu and the Rise of the Israeli Hard Right. A Reposting on Kahanist Thinking
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2022-11-02
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Four Fun Stories, two about Halloween. Including the legendary story of Gato, King of the Cats. (A reposting, just for fun).
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2022-10-30
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Why the President's Party Loses Seats in the Off-Year Election, and why the pattern doesn't always hold. Political Analysis plus some comments. (How could I not?)
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2022-10-26
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Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. The Palestinian Intifada of 1987-1993. Reposting. A parallel with Iran 2022?
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2022-10-09
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Is Christianity Polytheistic? Uh ... Interesting question. Sit down. Have some coffee. Let's Talk
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2022-10-01
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Eight Things About the Holocaust. Reposting of a Podcast
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2022-09-18
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