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Kurt has published 2 major works in the field of American political history: the 2001 best-selling "The Congressional Minyan: The Jews of Capitol Hill," (KTAV) and most recently, "The Jews of Capitol Hill: A Compendium of Jewish Members of Congress" (Scarecrow Press.) This latter work investigates the lives, careers, and accomplishments of the 200 Jewish men and women who have served in Congress throughout American history. Kurt contributed nearly 40 essays to the Encyclopedia of Jewish American Popular Culture (2009, Greenwood Press), and has written extensively for the new Encyclopaedia Judaica.
From the late 1960s to the late 1970s, Kurt served on the staffs of various office holders including Alaska Senator Mike Gravel and California Governor Jerry Brown. In this latter position, working in conjunction with Bill Press, he published "As Their Land Is: A Theology of Ecology."
Stone teaches courses in American Political History, Biography and Cinema at both Florida Atlantic and Florida International University. He received Florida Atlantic University's "Lecturer of Excellence" Award in April 2005.
A widely sought-after lecturer, Stone gives more than 175 lectures a year. Anyone wishing to book Kurt should contact his agent, Art Galietti at One Take Productions, 954-493-7889
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Tuesday, December 25, 2012
What's In a Name? First there was "gerrymander," named after an American vice president; then there was "borking," named for a ailed Supreme Court nominee; the lastest -- and perhaps worst -- verb is . . . guess what?
Tuesday, December 25, 2012What's In a Name? First there was "gerrymander," named after an American vice president; then there was "borking," named for a ailed Supreme Court nominee; the lastest -- and perhaps worst -- verb is . . . guess what?
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Monday, December 3, 2012
A Time to Run and a Time to Stand IN America, politicians spend so much time campaigning that they've forgetten a salient truth: eventually you have to stop running for office and start standing for something. It's called governance.
Monday, December 3, 2012A Time to Run and a Time to Stand IN America, politicians spend so much time campaigning that they've forgetten a salient truth: eventually you have to stop running for office and start standing for something. It's called governance.
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Warren Rudman: Blunt, Egotistical, Unflappable and Tenacious" Word has just come in that former New Hampshire Senator Warren Rudman passed away. In many ways, he was the least typical Washington "insider" I ever met; plain-spoken, independent and guided by what always struck me as an unerring moral compass. What follows is adapted from my pages 350-355 of my 2011 book The Jews of Capitol Hill
Tuesday, November 20, 2012Warren Rudman: Blunt, Egotistical, Unflappable and Tenacious" Word has just come in that former New Hampshire Senator Warren Rudman passed away. In many ways, he was the least typical Washington "insider" I ever met; plain-spoken, independent and guided by what always struck me as an unerring moral compass. What follows is adapted from my pages 350-355 of my 2011 book The Jews of Capitol Hill
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Sunday, November 11, 2012
Patriotism: It's More Than Shopping or Waving Flags Washington Hawks used cars; Lincoln fronts for Home Depot; even MLK sells pizzas. Whatever happend to national holidays and national icons? A few thoughts on Veteran's Day . . .
Sunday, November 11, 2012Patriotism: It's More Than Shopping or Waving Flags Washington Hawks used cars; Lincoln fronts for Home Depot; even MLK sells pizzas. Whatever happend to national holidays and national icons? A few thoughts on Veteran's Day . . .
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Sunday, November 4, 2012
An Urgent Message From Mother Nature and Father Time Now that seemingly everyone has weighed in on Hurricane Sandy and its aftermath,isn't it about time we find out what Mother Nature and Father Time think about it?
Sunday, November 4, 2012An Urgent Message From Mother Nature and Father Time Now that seemingly everyone has weighed in on Hurricane Sandy and its aftermath,isn't it about time we find out what Mother Nature and Father Time think about it?
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Sunday, October 28, 2012
The Closest Thing to Immortality A sobering fact: of the 193 judges FDR appointed to the federal bench, eight were still wielding a gavel in the late 1980s. Talk about immortality! Let Mitt achieve immortality through his church, not the court . . .
Sunday, October 28, 2012The Closest Thing to Immortality A sobering fact: of the 193 judges FDR appointed to the federal bench, eight were still wielding a gavel in the late 1980s. Talk about immortality! Let Mitt achieve immortality through his church, not the court . . .
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Thursday, October 18, 2012
Arlen Specter: "One Tough Hombre" Former Senator Arlen Specter passed away this week. Love him or hate him, he was, in the words of Barack Obama, "One tough Hombre." Adapted from Kurt F. Stone's 2010 book, "The Jews of Capitol Hill"
Thursday, October 18, 2012Arlen Specter: "One Tough Hombre" Former Senator Arlen Specter passed away this week. Love him or hate him, he was, in the words of Barack Obama, "One tough Hombre." Adapted from Kurt F. Stone's 2010 book, "The Jews of Capitol Hill"
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Sunday, October 14, 2012
Quick Quick, Tell Us What to Think The more I hear people discuss the upcoming election, the debates, the issues, etc., the more I wonder how many people still are capable of thinking for themselves . . .
Sunday, October 14, 2012Quick Quick, Tell Us What to Think The more I hear people discuss the upcoming election, the debates, the issues, etc., the more I wonder how many people still are capable of thinking for themselves . . .
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Monday, October 8, 2012
Which is Worse? Almost as soon as the new jobs numbers were made public, the conspiracy theorists went to work, proclaiming that the figures were all a lie. So many conspiracies . . . Sure, there are people who actually buy into them. The question is, do those who promulgate and publicize conspiracies really believe what they are saying?
Monday, October 8, 2012Which is Worse? Almost as soon as the new jobs numbers were made public, the conspiracy theorists went to work, proclaiming that the figures were all a lie. So many conspiracies . . . Sure, there are people who actually buy into them. The question is, do those who promulgate and publicize conspiracies really believe what they are saying?
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Monday, October 1, 2012
Mitt Romney's Faustian Bargain In order to secure the Republican nomination, Mitt Romney had to make a pact with the devil -- on a host of issues abortion, healthcare, immigration, and gun control to name but a few. The worst, by far, is global warming . . .
Monday, October 1, 2012Mitt Romney's Faustian Bargain In order to secure the Republican nomination, Mitt Romney had to make a pact with the devil -- on a host of issues abortion, healthcare, immigration, and gun control to name but a few. The worst, by far, is global warming . . .
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Thursday, September 27, 2012
For Romney Ryan and the Republicans, September is the Cruellest Month For T.S. Eliot, April was "the cruellest month." For Romney, Ryan and the Republicans, it looks like September is turning out to be more than cruel . . .
Thursday, September 27, 2012For Romney Ryan and the Republicans, September is the Cruellest Month For T.S. Eliot, April was "the cruellest month." For Romney, Ryan and the Republicans, it looks like September is turning out to be more than cruel . . .
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Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Recycling Wood Allen Now that the conventions are over, a few random thoughts demographics, rastacaps, Romney and Obama, Eastwood and Woody Allen . . . Woody Allen?
Tuesday, September 11, 2012Recycling Wood Allen Now that the conventions are over, a few random thoughts demographics, rastacaps, Romney and Obama, Eastwood and Woody Allen . . . Woody Allen?
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Sunday, September 2, 2012
The Slings and Arrows of Obnoxious Fabrications Political lies, fabrications and half-truths are as American as apple pie. The problem is that today, when the facts prove you've lied, all you have to do is attack the fact-checker. Result? No one believes anything anyone says . . .
Sunday, September 2, 2012The Slings and Arrows of Obnoxious Fabrications Political lies, fabrications and half-truths are as American as apple pie. The problem is that today, when the facts prove you've lied, all you have to do is attack the fact-checker. Result? No one believes anything anyone says . . .
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Monday, August 27, 2012
Simply a-PAUL-ing Romney, Ryan and the Republicans are giving a tribute to Ron Paul in Tampa and still claiming that they are better for Israel than Obama. It simply does not pass the smell test.
Monday, August 27, 2012Simply a-PAUL-ing Romney, Ryan and the Republicans are giving a tribute to Ron Paul in Tampa and still claiming that they are better for Israel than Obama. It simply does not pass the smell test.
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Monday, August 20, 2012
Wieder . . . Shon GENUG! The use of Holocaust rhetoric -- of likening people you don't agree with to Hitler and government agencies you don't like to the Gestapo, is not just bloodless, cruel and beyond the pale; it is growing by leaps and bounds. As they say in German, "Wieder . . . shon genug!" (Again, enough already!)
Monday, August 20, 2012Wieder . . . Shon GENUG! The use of Holocaust rhetoric -- of likening people you don't agree with to Hitler and government agencies you don't like to the Gestapo, is not just bloodless, cruel and beyond the pale; it is growing by leaps and bounds. As they say in German, "Wieder . . . shon genug!" (Again, enough already!)
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Monday, August 13, 2012
The Ryan Factor Paul Ryan's ascension gives both conservatives and progressives something to crow about . . . and also makes one wonder if perhaps Mitt Romney's advisors aren't really working for the reelection of Barack Obama.
Monday, August 13, 2012The Ryan Factor Paul Ryan's ascension gives both conservatives and progressives something to crow about . . . and also makes one wonder if perhaps Mitt Romney's advisors aren't really working for the reelection of Barack Obama.
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Sunday, August 5, 2012
Next Year in Tel Aviv Ever presidential candidate promises that once elected, they will move the American Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. No one has -- or will -- do it . . . and for good reason.
Sunday, August 5, 2012Next Year in Tel Aviv Ever presidential candidate promises that once elected, they will move the American Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. No one has -- or will -- do it . . . and for good reason.
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Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Counterintuitive Want a definition of counterintuitive? How about the lack of any intelligent discussion concerning gun control in the days and weeks following the Aurora massacre? Or claiming -- as many NRA-niks do -- that the proof that Barack Obama is going to confiscate everyone's weapons is the fact that he hasn't done so up till now? It's more than counterintuitive; it's just plain nuts . . .
Wednesday, August 1, 2012Counterintuitive Want a definition of counterintuitive? How about the lack of any intelligent discussion concerning gun control in the days and weeks following the Aurora massacre? Or claiming -- as many NRA-niks do -- that the proof that Barack Obama is going to confiscate everyone's weapons is the fact that he hasn't done so up till now? It's more than counterintuitive; it's just plain nuts . . .
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Saturday, July 21, 2012
To the People of Minnesota's 6th Congressional District A plea to the voters of Minnesota's 6th Congressional District: Put Michele Bachmann out to pasture. Grandma Anne and F. Scott Fitzgerald will thank you . . .
Saturday, July 21, 2012To the People of Minnesota's 6th Congressional District A plea to the voters of Minnesota's 6th Congressional District: Put Michele Bachmann out to pasture. Grandma Anne and F. Scott Fitzgerald will thank you . . .
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Sunday, July 15, 2012
If At First You Don't Succeed If insanity is defined as "Doing the same thing over and over but expecting different results, what is the definition of doing something over and over, failing each time, and then doing it yet again, hoping and praying to fail once again? The definition, in two words is "Congressional Republicans."
Sunday, July 15, 2012If At First You Don't Succeed If insanity is defined as "Doing the same thing over and over but expecting different results, what is the definition of doing something over and over, failing each time, and then doing it yet again, hoping and praying to fail once again? The definition, in two words is "Congressional Republicans."
