Here’s an interview I did a few weeks ago on the historic.ly podcast, covering a lot of topics all either directly or indirectly related to fascism. Enjoy. Share. Etc.
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Situating Austria and Romania Within the Context of Clerical Fascism
Few words in history or political science have had definitions as intensely debated as fascism. An enormous volume of ink has been spilled attempting to define the term since 1945, with a consensus remaining elusive beyond general agreement about ultranationalism and anti-Marxism. The controversy only increases when attempting to subcategorize the field: one such subcategory, …
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Defending Democracy: The Popular Fronts and Stalin
Were the popular fronts held hostage by Stalin? I think the answer to whether the popular fronts were held hostage by Stalin depends on which front is being examined. If the most important popular fronts were those in France and Spain, then it seems clear that the former was not held hostage while the latter …
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Undermining the System: Revisionists and Counter-Revolutionaries
How important was the relationship between fascism and nationalism? What did fascists in Eastern Europe believe in? To what extent was fascism in Central Europe, in essence, a revolt against modernity? Did fascism represent a challenge to the established order in interwar Europe? How far was fascism the exception rather than the rule in radical …
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The Revolutionary Background
Here’s my first discussion post for the term: Was there a danger that the Bolshevik Revolution would spread from Russia in the period 1917-1920? Stipulating up front that hindsight always provides 20/20 vision, I have to conclude that there was virtually no danger that the Bolshevik Revolution would spread beyond Russia in the aftermath of …
Stefan Molyneux Is Holocaust Denier-Adjacent
Simul-blogged at Holocaust Controversies You probably missed, but there was a bit of a dust-up a couple of days ago on Twitter. What happened was that, about a month ago, New Atheist Sam Harris hosted Christian Picciolini on his podcast. Picciolini is a former leader of the Hammerskins skinhead group who reformed several years ago …
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Gramsci, Riley, and Fascism
I’m on a bit of a hiatus from my coursework, having finished my first class with the University of Edinburgh about a month ago, the term paper for which is here. Now, I’m waiting to hear about admission to a different Master’s program, which would save me a significant amount of money on tuition. I’m …
Austrian Coup of 1934
Conventional wisdom has tended to see the Anschluss (annexation) of Austria by Nazi Germany in 1938 as inevitable, given the strong historical, cultural, and political ties between Germany and Austria. Indeed, the Anschluss was welcomed by many Austrians, who had desired union with Germany since the end of World War I and who shared the …
How Dictatorships Mobilize Support
The ability of extremist political movements of the interwar period might have maintained their power on the basis of coercion, but there was nevertheless a core group of people at the center of these movements — not to mention a not insignificant number of the rank and file — that supported them. In Germany, National …
Inevitable Historicity 