Author Archives: Walter Feinberg

Defining Antisemitism

Posted on 10/06/2025 by Walter Feinberg

Dueling Definitions of Antisemitism Consider two definitions of antisemitism. The first holds that antisemitism refers to hostility, prejudice, or discrimination against individual Jews. It can be manifested in various forms, including negative stereotypes, violence, and social exclusion. The second holds … Continue reading →

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Belden Fields: Human Rights Scholar

Posted on 06/30/2025 by Walter Feinberg

Review Belden’s book Rethinking Human Rights for the New Millennium (2003), addresses a conflict among three human rights theories and provides a compelling synthesis of the three. According to The Declaration of Independence, “All men are created equal, . . … Continue reading →

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Guns and the Second Amendment

Posted on 02/24/2013 by Walter Feinberg

GUN VIOLENCE: A FORM OF AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM Mass killings are the events that grab our attention. The media broadcasts them throughout the nation; they can occur anywhere, in schools and universities, in movie theaters, churches, military bases, and on city … Continue reading →

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Univeristy Challenges Court Reading

Posted on 12/24/2003 by Walter Feinberg

  by the University of Illinois administration are appealing a 2001 federal district court’s decision that prohibits it from interfering with the free speech rights of faculty. The decision resulted from the administration’s attempt to prohibit anti- Chief faculty … Continue reading →

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