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Will Roe Survive? The MIssissippi Challenge, 2021
(2021-12-27)
This is a discussion of the Supreme Court session when the two sides presented arguments relevant to the Mississippi law that would severely restrict abortion rights.
How Democracies Die. Text of a Podcast on the anniversary of the insurrection of January 6, 2021.
(2022-01-23)
A discussion of the insurrection of January 6 , 2021 and the structural changes in the American political system that made it possible.
F. W. De KIerk, The Last White President of South Africa, and the Logic of Apartheid. Text of a podcast.
(2022-01-23)
A discussion of how F. W. De Klerk, the last white president of South Africa, evolved in his thinking to realize that he could accept majority rule, work with Nelson Mandela, and still protect the rights of the white minority.
Civil Liberties in an Age of War. Data from the Detroit Arab America Study
(Russell Sage Foundation, 2020-06-18)
An analysis of how Arab Americans and Chaldeans saw civil liberties issues in the aftermath of September 11. There is a focus upon the tension between individual rights, collective rights, and sub-community rights. Arab ...
The Israeli Wall
(2020-01-06)
A brief discussion of the Israeli "wall," with several maps and cartoons.
The Times They are A 'Changin' The Future of Jewish, Christian, Muslim Dialogue.
(2020-01-08)
A lecture delivered to the Detroit Roundtable Clergy Discussion Group in 1995
Native American Graves and Markers
(2022-06-26)
this is a discussion of Native American graves and grave markers, focusing upon several different locations. It was presented to the Association of Gravestone Studies in Endicott College, 2022.
The Grave of Masconomet, the Last Sachem/Chief of the Agawams of Massachusetts
(2022-06-26)
This is a description of the grave of Masconomet, illustrated with many photos.
Is Whoopie Goldberg black? Are Jews white? What is Race and why did Whoopie get suspended from The View? Text of a podcast.
(2022-02-11)
A discussion of the controversy over Whoopie Goldberg's comments on Maus and the Holocaust and race and Jewish identity, and the fact that she was suspended from The View. The broader issues of the meaning of "race" and ...
Ukraine War of 2022, Text of a Podcast
(2022-02-27)
This is based on a talk delivered in 2014 on the first Ukraine crisis. It tries to integrate what happened in that year, and in 2022, with various strategic perspectives, including those of Samuel Huntington, George F. ...