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As the primary season draws to a close, We the People have the opportunity to learn from what has transpired these past months. The rules and regulations governing the primary season are not derived from the Constitution. The Founding Fathers had an abhorrence of the very concept of factions. Indeed, for much of our history, […]
How do people process information? In particular, how to they handle cognitive dissonance? What happens when the data received is at variance with existing beliefs? Is it possible to escape a rut or paradigm especially if one has resided in it for decades or one’s entire academic life? These thoughts occurred to as I was […]
The two cultic sites of Mar-a-Lago and Mount Ebal are rarely linked. I may be the first to do so. Mar-a-Lago is the home of a former President of the United States who is regarded by some of his followers in Jesus-like terms. It is a place where people go to kiss the king and […]
The 2024 Presidential elections is shaping up as an historic one in many ways. Of course, in this rapidly changing world, sometimes it is hard to keep up with events. I tend to read the morning papers in the evening. Frequently I learn that what I am seeing on the TV screen and reading in […]
Please answer the following questions. 1. The documents at the home of the rightful President were __ planted by the FBI which should be defunded __ declassified and of no value __ legitimately there since the election was stolen and he is the rightful President __ all of the above 2. The United States under […]
The many facets of the relationships between Indians and Americans were on full display recently here in New York except for actual violence. The events below occurring within a short period of time highlight the pitfalls, challenges, hopes, and fears facing our peoples. The story is on ongoing one with an unknown end. Indeed, part […]
On Monday, I was minding my own business thinking about what blog to write: Will Ukraine Be Rebuilt? End Confederate Welfare Indict Everyone but Trump First Did Tom Cruise Try to Kill Hitler? Suddenly out of nowhere the Rubicon was crossed to use a popular metaphor. [Forthcoming history blog – Do Audiences Understand Your Metaphors […]
In 2018, the President of the United States predicted a Congressional red wave. He was wrong. In 2020, the President of the United States predicted a Congressional red wave. He was partially right but not enough to save him from the House Select Committee and DOJ indictment. In 2022, everyone in the political chattering class […]
Who will flip? Who will be thrown under the bus? Who will be convicted? You can’t tell the players without a scorecard and it’s a big scorecard. Steve Bannon Andy Biggs Christina Bobb Mo Brooks Gary Michael Brown Kenneth Chesebro Jeffrey Clark John Eastman Jeanna Ellis Boris Epshteyn Michael Flynn Rudy Giuliani Paul Gosar Jim […]
The current issue of Biblische Notizen (193, 2022) contains a series of articles about the confrontation in biblical scholarship between the biblical “minimalists” and the “maximalists.” The opening article by Lester Grabbe is entitled “How the Minimalists Won! A Discussion of Historical Method in Biblical Studies.” In it he claims not be a minimalist himself […]
by Peter Feinman
by Peter Feinman
by Peter Feinman
