A. James McAdams on Vanguard of the Revolution August 10, 2017 Vanguard of the Revolution is a sweeping history of one of the most significant political institutions of the modern world. The communist party was a revolutionary idea long before its supporters came to power. Read More
What McCarthyism can teach us about Trumpism July 05, 2017 Since the election of President Donald Trump, public interest in “McCarthyism” has surged, and the focus has shifted from identifying individual casualties to understanding the structural factors that enable the rise of demagogues. Read More
Court Jews, then and now June 06, 2017 The significance of Jew Süss's story is to be found in the role it came to play as a parable about Jews' attempts to integrate themselves into modern, non-Jewish society. Read More