Articles by Richard Landes

http://www.theaugeanstables.com/2019/05/09/spme-statement-on-depaul-faculty-councils-censure-of-jason-hills-article/SPME deplores the recent Faculty Council of DePaul University’s vote to censure an article by Prof. Jason Hill, advocating the Israeli annexation of the West Bank. Regardless of how one feels about Hill’s extreme policy […]

http://www.theaugeanstables.com/2019/04/11/the-moebius-strip-of-opposing-cognitive-egocentrism/The following is from Part II, chapter 3 of my book: They’re so Smart cause we’re so Stupid: A Medievalist’s Guide to the 21st Century. I post in here to help a friend addressing the cognitive egocentrism cum supersessionism of the Anglican Church. Cognitive Egocentrism In the late 60s, psychologist David Elkind published his findings of adolescent boys and […]

http://www.theaugeanstables.com/2019/04/04/one-mans-terrorist-book-excerpt-prompted-by-ahlam-tammimi/This excerpt from Part I, chapter 2 of my book They’re So Smart cause we’re so stupid, on the way media handled the problem of using the word terrorism in response to 9-11. I put it up now in response to the claim of Ahlam Tammimi, a […]

http://www.theaugeanstables.com/2019/02/11/hardtalks-stephen-sackur-bully-and-wimp/Steven Sackur of HardTalk thinks he’s tough on everyone. But when it comes to the Middle East he’s out of his depth dealing with the Palestinians and Israelis. He’s a wimp with one and a […]

http://www.theaugeanstables.com/2019/01/28/alice-walker-david-icke-and-the-new-york-times%EF%BB%BF-studies-in-the-mainstreaming-of-paranoia/ Alice Walker, David Icke and the New York Times: Studies in the Mainstreaming of Paranoia. Michael Barkun The following essay was written by Michael Barkun, a colleague in millennial studies who’s written a book […]

http://www.theaugeanstables.com/2018/12/18/responding-to-nikles-column-at-mondoweiss-on-my-honor-shame-article/Four years ago, in response to an article I published in the Tablet, Mondoweiss posted a rather glib and superficial criticism of my analysis of the role of honor-shame dynamics in the Arab-Israeli conflict. It […]

http://www.theaugeanstables.com/2018/12/16/response-to-mariam-barghouti-that-the-forward-cant-run/I wrote the following in response to a piece by Mariam Barghouti. The Forward, however, told me they “can’t run it I’m afraid.” Given the recent controversy raised by Hen Mazzig, I post it here. […]