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What can Americans learn from indigenous Swedes? In the recent issue of American Historical Review (127:4, 2022), there was an article entitled “Atlantis Restored: Natural Knowledge and Political Economy in Early Modern Sweden” by Carl Wennerlind. Although the article is, in fact, about early modern Sweden, there are lessons to be learned from it for […]
Timing is everything … or is it location, location, location? For the House Select Committee, the deadline was fairly clear. It knew it had to conclude prior to the pro-January 6 party taking control of the chamber. Similarly, on the federal level, the Special Prosecutor knows he has a deadline of the presidential season and, […]
CNN has taken a lot of flack for providing free airtime to a person incapable of telling the truth except by accident. The ratings were not spectacular and there is no indication that this will be a repeat of 2016. In many ways, CNN did the nation a favor. Think back to the trial which […]
The Supreme Court has decided the there is no constitutional right to abortion. The matter therefore has devolved to the states to pass or not to pass laws as they see fit. A corollary to that ruling is whether or not the Eight Amendment banning cruel and unusual punishment applies to the states as well. […]
When do you leave the stage? Do you have to die first? I thought about this because of three people who were in the NYT on May 20, 2023, print. Hall of Famer Jim Brown who had died (front page) Senator Dianne Feinstein who is deteriorating before our very eyes (front page) Former President Donald […]
Add the American Revolution 250th to the list of advocacy items in the event the New York History Community ever advocates. This is in addition to the previous topics recently raised about The State Historian The State Museum State-owned historic sites. Now we turn to a national issue, the American Revolution 250th addressed in two […]
In this blog, I wish to continue the discussion on the current situation regarding the American Revolution 250th by switching to education. 1. What can be taught in the k-12 classroom? 2. How can the national history organizations help? I begin by carrying on from the previous blog with its focus on Virginia and the […]
As we approach the three year countdown to July 4, 2026, it is an appropriate time to provide an update on what had and has not been going on with American Revolution 250th. The last time I wrote about it was July 1, 2022 (Controversy at the United States Semiquincentennial Commission). Regrettably, it does not […]
Why did We the People rebel against the rule by England? People have offered various explanations. Some are very idealistic. Some are more critical. Recent events have caused me to realize there may be another reason that has been overlooked so far: the right and obligation of Americans to play Russian roulette with their own […]
The Society of Biblical Literature recently reviewed Back to Reason: Minimalism in Biblical Studied by Niels Peter Lemche. According to reviewer Susanne Scholz: To him, the historical-literary situation is obvious and undisputable. The Hebrew Bible is Hellenistic literature. Several chapters of the book target scholars who have participated in the minimalist/maximalist debate. Simply based on […]
by Peter Feinman
by Peter Feinman
by Peter Feinman
