Ronald L. Feinman
Ronald L. Feinman received his Ph.D. from the City University of New York Graduate School in 1975. His dissertation advisor was Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. Dr. Feinman is the author of “Twilight of Progressivism: The Western Republican Senators and the New Deal” (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1981) and “Assassinations, Threats, and the American Presidency: From Andrew Jackson to Barack Obama” (Rowman Littlefield Publishers, 2015, Paperback Edition 2017). In addition to this blog, Dr. Feinman has blogged at TheProgressiveProfessor.com since 2008 and is a political and historical Commentator on Radio Station WWGH, 107.1 FM, Marion, Ohio. Dr. Feinman has spent nearly a half century as Professor of American History, Government and Politics and is still teaching a US Presidency class at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida every Fall and Spring term.
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Jul 2, 2020
The Youngest History-Makers in the U.S. Senate
by Ronald L. Feinman
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Jun 23, 2020
Four Controversial Presidential Sons-in-Law
by Ronald L. Feinman
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Jun 17, 2020
Trump is a Combination of George Wallace, Joseph McCarthy and John C. Calhoun
by Ronald L. Feinman
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Jun 3, 2020
The Potential for Crisis Between Election Day and Inauguration: Then and Now
by Ronald L. Feinman
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May 29, 2020
Presidential Rivalry and Bad Blood in American History (Part 2)
by Ronald L. Feinman
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May 27, 2020
Presidential Rivalry and Bad Blood in American History (Part 1)
by Ronald L. Feinman
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May 13, 2020
Shining Stars and Rogues: Presidential Offspring in American History (Part 2)
by Ronald L. Feinman
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May 13, 2020
Shining Stars and Rogues: Presidential Offspring in American History (Part 1)
by Ronald L. Feinman
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Apr 29, 2020
The Myth of Vice-Presidential Irrelevancy
by Ronald L. Feinman
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Apr 29, 2020
The Election of 2020 is the Most Significant Since 1940
by Ronald L. Feinman
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Apr 1, 2020
Donald Trump is no Herbert Hoover
by Ronald L. Feinman
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Mar 4, 2020
Eleven Jewish Presidential Contenders
by Ronald L. Feinman
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Feb 27, 2020
What do Donald Trump, Elizabeth Warren, Michael Bloomberg, and Bernie Sanders have in common?
by Ronald L. Feinman
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Feb 11, 2020
Who Deserves the Credit for a Good Economy?
by Ronald L. Feinman
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Jan 30, 2020
It's 2020. Here's Six Facts About the History of Presidents Running for Reelection.
by Ronald L. Feinman
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Jan 16, 2020
Chief Justice John Roberts' Predecessors: The Supreme Court Chief Justices Who Presided Over Previous Impeachment Trials
by Ronald L. Feinman
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Dec 20, 2019
Trump Is the Most Corrupt President in History
by Ronald L. Feinman
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Dec 8, 2019
The Massive Influence of Northern California Democratic Leaders in American Politics
by Ronald L. Feinman
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Nov 3, 2019
What If Mike Pence is the 2020 Republican Presidential Nominee?
by Ronald L. Feinman
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Oct 18, 2019
Jimmy Carter's Presidency Contrasts Sharply with Trump's
by Ronald L. Feinman
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