‘Les Irresponsibles’, the new book by Nazism expert Johann Chapoutot, brilliantly recounts the end of the Weimar Republic, highlighting the parallels with the present day ...

Adolf Hitler’s rise to power was facilitated by both economic crisis and political miscalculation. Initially appointed Chancellor in 1933 under the belief that conservative elites could control him, ...

In the face of renewed threats to democracy, historical knowledge of past dictatorships becomes as important as ever. After all, the Holocaust and World War II show what can happen when democracies ...