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StocktonAfterClass

Ronald Stockton

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

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21:25

"Defeated and Overrun" The Israeli Military (IDF)...

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2025/03/13

Send us a text This is an IDF assessment of what happened on October 7, 2023, what went wrong, and why. It is a military report, not a political assessment, but it is very interesting.

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25:11

Ukraine War (Reflections at the Start) A Reposting

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2025/03/01

Send us a text My colleagues and I held a Faculty Forum when the Ukraine War started. It was done soon after Russia grabbed some provinces and the Crimean peninsula in 2014. This is my contribution. I listened to it when the current war started and found it still worth the time. With the current confrontation, and the Trump shift towards Russia, it may be of interest to see some of the long-term issues. This was reposted once before, about a year or so ago,...

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24:19

Should America Annex Gaza? President Trump's serious...

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2025/02/21

Send us a text President Trump has proposed annexing Gaza, clearing it of Palestinians, and turning it into a resort area. He seems to be deadly serious. This is a discussion of what would be involved in such a development. Note: There was a slight disconnect with the sound. After the introductory music, you may have to turn up your volume. Also a Glitch: When I was discussing a public opinion poll 15 or 20 minutes into the podcast, I said 46 to 31 w...

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22:16

Darn it, Kamala. I told you there was an iceberg...

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2025/02/06

Send us a text After struggling for three months to try to figure out why Kamala lost to Trump, I finally figured it out. Is this explanation too simple, or is it exactly on target? If you are willing to devote 20 some minutes of you life, you can judge for yourself.

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43:14

Classified Documents Taken By Trump. Case dropped by...

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2025/01/30

Send us a textThe Mara-Lago Classified Documents Case seemed to me to be the strongest of all the cases against Trump. Those were highly sensitive documents. Some were so sensitive that even their classifications were classified. As a private citizen Trump had no right to any of those. Moreover, he had tried to hide them, had urged others to deny they were there, and and had lied to the FBI when they came to collect them. In late January, 2025, the new Trump admin...

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26:27

Anti-Semite? Bigot? Enemy of Israel? Reactions to...

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2025/01/15

Send us a textWhen Jimmy Carter published this book in 2006 he was subjected to a barrage of vilification. As we look back on this book today, we might well ask ourselves, "What was the problem?" In fact, as we looked at the book when it was published, we might ask the same question. The problem, it seems to me, was that Carter was challenging the pro-Israeli narrative which presented Israel as innocent, committed to peace, sharing values and interests with the U. S., ...

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24:41

RIP Jimmy Carter. Citizen, Patriot, Peacemaker,...

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2024/12/30

Send us a textJane and I were on our way from Mobile (where her family had originated) to Andersonville, the terrible Confederate prison camp where both of us had lost relatives. She realized that we would be very close to Plains. Not only that, Jimmy would be teaching Sunday School that day. We went to that service and watched a Baptist Deacon teach a lesson on the diseased woman that Jesus cured. There were a couple of hundred people in the audience but our tea...

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44:28

Thoughts on Syria (December 27, 2024)

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2024/12/27

Send us a textI have visited Syria several times, running or participating in academic programs. These are my reflections. I noticed a couple of glitches along the way, but nothing that will not be obvious to you. (If the Israelis withdrew from the Golan, they would be replaced by Syrians, not Israelis. Sorry for that).

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17:03

Adam and Eve (And the Snake). A Creative Re-Telling...

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2024/12/21

Send us a textBack in 2009 Jonathan Goldstein wrote an entertaining book entitled "Ladies and Gentlemen, The Bible!" For those looking for orthodox teaching, it might veer a bit off base. But for those looking for 15 minutes of entertainment, maybe you will like this.

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47:26

Temporary Protected Status. How to Stay in America...

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2024/12/06

Send us a textThis is a different type of podcast. It is not me explaining someting to you. It is my former student, now an immigration attorney, explaining something to me. Shahad Atiya has practiced law for several years. She knows the ins and outs and how the system actually works. Temporary Protected Status is an exceptionally important policy, relevant to people whose home country has had a sudden disaster: maybe a war, maybe civil unrest, maybe an eart...

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5:26

Shall We Zoom? An Invitation for Sunday December 8...

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2024/12/04

Send us a textWell, I'm feeling good about StocktonAfterClass. We just passed 60,000 downloads. That is not many compared with media Superstars but to me it is an impressive number. And you are from over 130 different countries. I am not told anything about any of you except where you live but in the past when I have had zoom sessions, I have found those who checked in to be very interesting people. Would you like to join us? There is no agenda. Whate...

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29:12

Arrest Netanyahu? For Real? Here is a Summary of...

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2024/11/23

In late November, 2024, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and his Defense minister Gallant. Also for one of the remaining Hamas leaders the Israelis had not assassinated. This is different from the Genocide Accusation before the International Court of Justice. Note: The U.S. is not a signatory of this court so we are not obligated to obey its order. But almost all of the NATO countries ARE signatories. Also Note: ...

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62:00

Lincoln was Far More Discouraged Than You have Ever...

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2024/11/19

I can hardly read this address without getting emotional. Lincoln believed God was stretching out America's affliction because we as a nation had allowed grievous injustice in our land. Our punishment was a protracted Civil War that took 700,000 lives. Or to borrow from the great British song, The Streets of LondonHow can you tell me you're lonelyAnd that for you, the sun don't shineLet me take you by the hand And lead you through the streets of LondonI'll show you somethingT...

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13:56

A Tribute to Bernie Klein, a Unique and Amazing...

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2024/11/13

Bernie was a legendary professor. He was the senior political scientist when I was hired and was beloved by his students. Bernie was famous for his anecdotes into how the political system actually worked. And for his jokes, one of which got him in trouble. He had been the Comptroller of the City of Detroit under the famous Jerry Cavanaugh during the Detroit Riot of 1967. He won the Distinguished Teaching Award in the 1980s. He was an early victim of the pan...

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25:54

How I Plan To Vote, And Why.

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2024/10/31

This is posted October 31, 2024, just before the Presidential Election. This is the most intense and polarizing election in my memory. It is also the closest election since 1960 when Nixon and Kennedy went down to the wire. I have never revealed my vote preference before, but this is not a time for caution. Note This is not an endorsement but a discussion.

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A Palestinian Girlhood. The Memoir of Terry Ahwal,...

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2024/10/25

For those of you who have never had the privilege of having a Palestinian friend, this memoir will give you one. Terry grew up in Ramalla, a famous city about 9 miles north of Jerusalem. Hers was a life filled with parents, grandparents, sisters, and friends. Terry was a tomboy. How could she leave for church on Sunday morning in her sparkling dress and arrive at church, two blocks away, covered with dust? Did it have something to do with soccet or maybe playing ...

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34:07

Hezbollah: All You Wanted to Know but Were Afraid to...

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2024/10/11

Several students and friends asked me to discuss Hezbollah. I did not feel I was the best person to do this, but agreed to share what insights I had. I hope you find this podcast useful. I have a Hezbollah flag in my attic. A student gave it to me in 2000 when Hezbollah, under the leadership of Hasan Nasrallah, beat the IDF after a deadly 18 year-long fist fight. It was the first time that an Arab army had beaten the IDF. I cannot tell what is ...

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14:56

What The World Thinks of Jews. A Global Public...

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2024/10/07

This is a global study done by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). The headlines have changed but I think the patterns are still valid. And there are some interesting issues, some raised and some not raised.

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28:58

Hillbilly Elegy by J. D. Vance. Memoir or...

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2024/09/29

With J. D. Vance chosen by the Republicans as their Vice Presidential nominee, his memoir, Hilbilly Elegy has been thrust back into the political limelight. I read this when it came out in 2016 but decided to re-read it in 2024. These are my thoughts in two phases, one phase from 2016, one phase from 2024. I hope you find this of interest. ps. Sorry I forgot the music.

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85:21

Lebanon War, 1982-2000 (Reposting, in case you need...

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2024/09/19

Today is September 19,2024. Israel has blown up pagers and walki-talkis in Lebanon and is bombing inside of Lebanon. Hezbollah is firing across the border. It appears that bad things are afoot. Alas, I do not have a podcast on the 2006 Lebanon War. Israelis (and neutral observers) generally see that Israel lost both of those wars, or at least left with serious wounds and its goals not achieved. It appears that both sides are prepared for an extensively dama...

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