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In a stunning development New York Times reporter Jan Ransom on May 10 (page A19, print edition), previewed the trial of Individual #1 in New York. Her reporting enables us to see the future before it happens. The following excerpts from her article have been slightly modified (less than you would think!). They help us […]
Suppose the New York Times and Anonymous already plan on going public. In the past 24-hours or so, I have heard a great many people on radio and TV and I have read articles in print and on the web about Anonymous. One common comment is “Why now?” Another relates to how does this op-ed […]
The current biblical paradigms are inadequate to reconstruct the history of early Israel and the origin of the Hebrew Bible. In a series of recent posts, three significant developments not part of current biblical scholarship were identified related to this issue. Individually and collectively, they indicate a revision to the current paradigms is necessary. On […]
This post is the sixth in a series on the awards granted by the Regional Economic Development Councils. The series is intended to document what actually is being done, by following the money. Empire State Development – Market New York (ESD MNY) is part of a new process applicants for state funding negotiate. ESD MNY […]
The history community no longer has the option of ignoring the political arena. As much as people would like to be left alone to mount their exhibits, catalog their artifacts, and conduct class trips, those activities are from the days of innocence. Practically every other day I receive a notice from the American Historical Association. […]
On March 15, 2016, State Senator George Latimer wrote this comment about my blog: Brilliant, Peter George Peter – On February 11, 2025, now Congressman, George Latimer, sent me this email along with the original post from March 12, 2016. Even more relevant today than when you wrote this nine years ago. George I was […]
On Mar 15, 2016, at 4:22 PM, State Senator George Latimer wrote this comment in response to this blog: Brilliant, Peter George On February 11, 2025, now Congressman, George Latimer, sent me this email along with the post from March 12, 2016. Even more relevant today than when you wrote this nine years ago. George […]
The current presidential election cycle has been and continues to be an unusual one for many reasons. Both debates have been memorable. In the first debate, one candidate lost so badly he ended up withdrawing from the race. In the second debate, one candidate also lost but instead of acknowledging his humiliation, he claimed victory, […]
This blog is the third in a series of four on the position of William Foxwell Albright as the dean of American Biblical archaeology. The current issue of NEA includes the article “Dawn and Descent: Social Network Analysis and the ASOR Family Trees” by Diane Harris Cline, Eric H. Cline, and Rachel Hallote (NEA 87:2 […]
The two presidential campaigns in 2024 have two different ways of communicating. One has used a heretofore unused form of communication taking advantage of changed technologies since COVID. The other employs the same venue he used in prior presidential elections. PROFESSIONAL POLITICAL WRESTLING ARENA For Trump, the standard mode of communication continues to be the […]
by Peter Feinman
by Peter Feinman
by Peter Feinman
