They Walked in Line
A look back at the heyday of cinema’s lurid Nazisploitation subgenre, from ‘Ilsa’ to ‘The Night Porter.’
Nazism
A collection of 10 posts
L’Affaire Shirer Revisited
The rise, fall, and rise again of one of the 20th century’s most important journalists.
Anti-Zionism as Redemptive Racism
Contemporary anti-Zionism encodes a totalising worldview that blends the tributaries of Nazi, communist, and Islamist anti-Zionism into a single stream.
The Destruction and the Resurrection
An interview with the curators of the Ghetto Fighters’ Museum, the first Holocaust museum founded by Holocaust survivors.
Weimar Vibes
The fate of the Weimar Republic stands as a warning of what happens when societies and their citizens indulge extremism.
The Nazi in My Family
Evil pollutes everything it touches; for a long time I wrestled with my own shame, as though I bore some guilt by association.
Hell in North Germany
A riveting new book by American historian Lynne Olson re-examines the story of Ravensbrück, the Nazis’ notorious concentration camp for women.
Were the Nazis Left-Wing?
The parallels between Nazism and communism complicate the standard left–right divide.
Melvin Lasky: Diary of a Cold Warrior
Melvin Lasky was an indefatigable defender of the liberal spirit during the recovery of postwar Germany.
Understanding the Jewish Catastrophe
Dan Stone's new book shows how important aspects of the Holocaust have been neglected in popular consciousness.