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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  Apr 29, 2020
  

  The Election of 2020 is the Most Significant Since 1940

  by Ronald L. Feinman

  The author argues that the 2020 election joins those in 1860, 1864, 1932 and 1944 as truly pivotal contests where the future of the nation is at stake. 

  

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  Apr 1, 2020
  

  Donald Trump is no Herbert Hoover

  by Ronald L. Feinman

  Donald Trump is no Herbert Hoover, and Hoover does not deserve to be compared to him in any sense. 

  

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  Mar 4, 2020
  

  Eleven Jewish Presidential Contenders

  by Ronald L. Feinman

  The Presidential Election of 2020 has seen the rise of a number of Jewish presidential contenders in the Democratic Party. One of them remains in the race, and might very well be the challenger to President Donald Trump in the fall.

  

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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

  All have switched parties at some point during their lives. There are numerous other examples of famous politicians who changed political parties. 

  

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  Feb 11, 2020
  

  Who Deserves the Credit for a Good Economy?

  by Ronald L. Feinman

  Clearly, Donald Trump has benefited from what is now the longest economic expansion in American history. The unemployment rate has dropped to as low as 3.4 percent. The question that lingers is who deserves the credit?

  

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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

  As the presidential election year of 2020 begins, many news outlets will discuss the history of past presidential elections and attempt to find parallels between the past and present. Here are six interesting facts about past elections.

  

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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

  As Chief Justice John Roberts, appointed by President George W. Bush in 2005, readies himself for his historic role as the presiding judge over the trial, it is instructive to look back at the experiences of the two prior Chief Justices who presided over the trials of President Andrew Johnson in 1868 and of President Bill Clinton in 1999.

  

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  Dec 20, 2019
  

  Trump Is the Most Corrupt President in History

  by Ronald L. Feinman

  While the presidency has often been embroiled in scandal, Donald Trump’s impeachment and other methods of corruption stand out in history. 

  

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  Dec 8, 2019
  

  The Massive Influence of Northern California Democratic Leaders in American Politics

  by Ronald L. Feinman

  It is rare for one city and one area of any state to have as great of an impact on American life as San Francisco and Northern California have had.

  

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  Nov 3, 2019
  

  What If Mike Pence is the 2020 Republican Presidential Nominee?

  by Ronald L. Feinman

  We could be on the way to an election year like no other since the Civil War, the Great Depression, and the tumult around the Vietnam War.

  

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  Oct 18, 2019
  

  Jimmy Carter's Presidency Contrasts Sharply with Trump's

  by Ronald L. Feinman

  Carter will always be considered a better president by historians and political scientists. By the American public, Carter will always be considered a better man. 

  

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  Oct 15, 2019
  

  Should We Care About Presidential Age?

  by Ronald L. Feinman

  Age seems even more important after Sanders suffered a heart attack earlier this month.

  

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  Oct 6, 2019
  

  The Challenge of the Democratic Primary

  by Ronald L. Feinman

  Trying to determine a tenable strategy for 2020 is a crucial project that requires creativity and decisiveness.

  

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  Sep 29, 2019
  

  The Demise of the Republican Party

  by Ronald L. Feinman

  While the Republican Party might still exist in name, it has lost all principle, all purpose, and all reason to exist under its present name.

  

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  Sep 12, 2019
  

  The History of Impeachment and Why Democrats Need to Act Now

  by Ronald L. Feinman

  If Democrats don’t take action, history will record that the Democratic Party refused to see the long term danger of Trump, and it will set a bad precedent for the future. 

  

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  Aug 27, 2019
  

  Introducing Ronald L. Feinman's Blog and Archiving His Past Articles

  by Ronald L. Feinman

  An archive of Ronald L. Feinman's previous contributions to the History News Network.