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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May 31, 2023
Trump Poised to Join Short List of 3-Time Presidential Nominees
by Ronald L. Feinman
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Apr 19, 2023
US Senators are Older than Ever – Could California Actually Continue the Trend with Barbara Lee?
by Ronald L. Feinman
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Mar 19, 2023
Will 2024 Follow 1912 with a Former President Running on a Third Party Ticket?
by Ronald L. Feinman
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Mar 3, 2023
Custom and Law Have Limited Most Presidents' Time in Office. Who Could Have Had a Third Term?
by Ronald L. Feinman
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Feb 22, 2023
William Leuchtenburg and Bernard Weisberger Achieve a New Honor: Centenarians
by Ronald L. Feinman
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Feb 9, 2023
The Rarity of the Two-Term VP
by Ronald L. Feinman
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Jan 27, 2023
Two Years In, Biden Faces Decision about 2024
by Ronald L. Feinman
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Jan 6, 2023
Three Ex-Presidents have Tried to Return to Office with Third-Party Runs. None Have Succeeded
by Ronald L. Feinman
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Dec 18, 2022
Sinema's Switch Reminds Us: Independent Senators Have Been a Colorful Bunch
by Ronald L. Feinman
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Nov 18, 2022
Projecting the Next Presidential Winner from the Midterm Results is a Fool's Bet
by Ronald L. Feinman
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Oct 3, 2022
The Reputation of Presidents Takes a Hit in Their Second Term
by Ronald L. Feinman
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Mar 4, 2022
Why Two Congresswomen, Generations Apart, Stood Alone Against the Tide of War
by Ronald L. Feinman
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Feb 18, 2022
Strained Relationships between Presidents and Vice Presidents are Nothing New
by Ronald L. Feinman
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Feb 2, 2022
Senate Votes Against War Resolutions Have Been Rare; Here are some Noteworthy Ones
by Ronald L. Feinman
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Dec 5, 2021
Seven Ex-Presidents Have Tried To Reclaim the Office. Will There Be an Eighth?
by Ronald L. Feinman
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Nov 14, 2021
Will New York State Return to Dominating Presidential Elections?
by Ronald L. Feinman
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Oct 8, 2021
The Kennedys and the Levins: Two Significant Pairs of Brothers in Congress
by Ronald L. Feinman
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Sep 26, 2021
Famous Parent-Child Pairs in the Senate-Part II: The Democrats
by Ronald L. Feinman
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Sep 10, 2021
Famous Parent-Child Pairs in the US Senate: Part 1-The Republicans
by Ronald L. Feinman
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Aug 22, 2021
First-Year Foreign Policy Disasters are a Frequent Feature of the Presidency
by Ronald L. Feinman
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