Antifa vs. Nazis: Where Has All The Violence Gone?
Despite warnings of precipitating a nascent civil war, antifascist violence has ended with the retreat of the far right
The Radical Center and The Politics of the Gray
Notes on the implications of the social condition for an understanding of politics
Responding to Neo-Fascism (Part 2)
Full-bodied Democratic Power Six Theses for a Robust Resistance to Trumpian Fascism
Understanding Neo-Fascism (Part 1)
Trump-shock and Resonant Violence Five theses for Comprehending Trumpian Fascism
Fascism on Trial: Greece and Beyond
Last week, Greeks woke up with a shocking phone video that was posted on the newspaper Kathimerini’s website and then went immediately viral on the Internet. A toddler dressed in a traditional Greek uniform, bearing a Nazi armlet on his right arm, and holding a Nazi flag, was being taught by an adult how to perform the Nazi salute and say Heil Hitler. …
How to Deal with Extremists? Post European Election Reflections
Considering the dilemmas of dealing with parties suspected of wanting to undermine core elements of liberal democracy
In the wake of this past spring’s European elections, in which far-right parties did very well, an old conundrum for liberal democrats is posed with renewed urgency: how to deal with extremists? Should one talk with them? Or should one only talk about them? Or not even that — in other words, should they just be ignored, or perhaps be contained with a cordon sanitaire that all other political parties agree on? The answer cannot be given in a vacuum — much depends on the nature of the party in question and on the political system in which it operates. Intellectuals and scholars who pretend that political philosophy or history provide easy answers are likely to do more harm than good here. …
When Neo-Fascism Was Power in Argentina
An anniversary few want to remember
After forty years, though more historical research is needed on the presidency of Isabel Perón (1974-1976), what we know today leads us to consider that her Peronist government was one of the most violent in the violent history of Argentina. To be sure, political violence was quite extensive prior to the death of her husband, President General Juan Perón. Violence was unleashed before and after 1974 …