Fascism

"We're all fascists now"
An interview with conservative pundit Jonah Goldberg, who argues that fascism is left-wing, not right-wing, and that contemporary liberals are fascism's intellectual offspring.
Hot and horny for Hitler
What drew German teens by the millions to the Hitler Youth? The uniforms, the camaraderie, the cultish adoration of Der Fuhrer -- and lots of Aryan sex.
Who's a fascist?
The ultimate political insult is making a comeback. But does anyone know what it really means?
Poison pen
The execution of writer Robert Brasillach for "intellectual crimes" during World War II raises questions we still don't know how to answer.
Bum rap
A new book accusing Pius XII of being "Hitler's Pope" overestimates the pontiff's influence and underestimates his character.
Body count
In his controversial -- and frightening -- new bestseller, Pat Buchanan argues for a mighty America built upon the corpses of the weak.
An empire after all
Pat Buchanan's book is a loopy and inconsistent piece of Catholic fundamentalism that betrays a weird and self-destructive sympathy for the fascist cause.
Letters to the Editor
Camille Paglia misfires on Hillary, McCain and the Romantics! Plus: Mary Kay backers are pink, positive and pissed off; Stereolab as spiritual experience.
The unbearable lightness of Benigni
Roberto Benigni's comic fable about one family's struggle to survive in a Nazi concentration camp is in offensively poor taste.
Movie Interview: "I wanted to make a beautiful movie"
"Life Is Beautiful" director Roberto Benigni talks about the Holocaust, Charlie Chaplin and how he was haunted by the idea of a happy man in a Nazi concentration camp.
Melrose vs. the monsters
The incoherent film version of Robert Heinlein's 'Starship Troopers' lacks the courage of the book's fascist conclusions.
A Smack of Weimar
A low-intensity war is taking place in parts of Europe, with terrorist activities and open battles on the streets between neo-Nazis and their increasingly militant opponents.

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