Holocaust Denial: A Sequel Holocaust Denial: A Sequel
The Case of Binjamin Wilkomirski's Fragments Until the past few months, bestowing any Holocaust honorific upon Binjamin Wilkomirski, the author of the
Apr 1, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Harvey Peskin
Red Fox? Red Fox?
The contracts are signed, the treatment is being written and Fox Television plans to fast-track production on a ten- to twelve-hour miniseries based on lefty historian Howard Zin...
Mar 18, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Tom Gogola
Remember the Alamo, Part II Remember the Alamo, Part II
On the fourth of August last year in San Antonio, the Alamo rumbled.
Feb 25, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Bárbara Renaud González
After Alienation After Alienation
Since the collapse of the Berlin wall and the Soviet Union, many on the left seem to have swallowed the idea that there is no alternative to capitalism.
Feb 24, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Singer
History by the Letter History by the Letter
Whatever else the investigations of the President have uncovered, they have yielded thousands of sources--transcripts, letters, memos, audio- and videotapes--which Americans...
Jan 28, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Louis P. Masur
Rehnquist’s Impeachment Gavel Rehnquist’s Impeachment Gavel
William Rehnquist was Richard Nixon's chief legal strategist when Nixon appointed him to the Supreme Court in 1971.
Dec 24, 1998 / Books & the Arts / Bruce Neuborne
The Other Impeachment The Other Impeachment
Once before in American history, during the turbulent era of Reconstruction that followed the Civil War, a President was impeached by the House and tried before the Senate--Andre...
Dec 17, 1998 / Books & the Arts / Eric Foner
The Revolution Seen Through a Glass Darkly The Revolution Seen Through a Glass Darkly
A film beginning with a shot of a little boy being beaten for not having learned the Declaration of the Rights of Man by heart, and closing in the overwhelming shadow of the guillo...
Jan 2, 1998 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Singer
Dancing on the Grave of Revolution Dancing on the Grave of Revolution
Long live the Revolution--as long as it is dead and buried with no prospect of resurrection. That thought springs to mind as the French begin to celebrate the bicentennial of ...
Jan 2, 1998 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Singer
Stalin’s Grandchildren Stalin’s Grandchildren
"At the burial of communism too many people want to jump from the coffin into the funeral procession." The Polish author of these lines tried to convey the idea that the former p...
Jan 2, 1998 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Singer