Auschwitz and “Intrinsic Evil”
by George WeigelThe lethal reality of what happened at Auschwitz-Birkenau stands in contradiction to the claim that there are no “intrinsically evil acts.” Continue Reading »
Scrolls of Hate and Hope
by Erica BrownAnti-Semitism is hardly a thing of the past; it’s a constant, vicious drumbeat—and it’s louder today than it has been in decades. Continue Reading »
The Vanity of Guilt
by Andreas LombardSince the fall of the Berlin Wall, no political question has so deeply divided Europe, and especially Germany, as that of mass migration from Africa and the Near East. Do European states have the right to protect themselves from an unprecedented influx of migrants? Are they permitted to . . . . Continue Reading »
Auschwitz Rightly Remembered
by Michel GurfinkielCatholics used to say humorously—back when mutual toleration among Christian churches, or between Christian and non-Christian persuasions, was not yet an admission of religious indifference—that no faith was so close to the truth, nor so manifestly erroneous, as Anglicanism. This is how . . . . Continue Reading »
Balm for Germany?
by Cole S. AronsonGermany must stake its national honor on the welfare of the Jewish people. Continue Reading »
Memory, Identity, and Patriotism
by George WeigelA new law threatens to turn a Polish national archive into something ominously resembling Orwell’s “Big Brother.” Continue Reading »
The Appomattox Compromise
by Shalom CarmyOn a “what if” radio program sixty years ago, I heard the newly inaugurated President Lincoln persuade Robert E. Lee that his loyalty to the United States Army should outweigh his allegiance to the state of Virginia. In short order, Lee quells the rebellion; in 1868 he is elected to succeed . . . . Continue Reading »
Anne Frank's Enduring Testament
by William Doino Jr.Since beginning her diary seventy-five years ago, Anne Frank's enduring testament to faith has inspired millions. Continue Reading »
Jews of Silence
by Shalom CarmyWhen I think of the generation of survivors—not only of the horror they endured during the Holocaust and its recollection, not only of the nobility or heroism many of them achieved, but of the virtually impossible small and great steps they were compelled to make to rehabilitate their lives and ours—it is Wiesel’s voice that underlies and often amplifies theirs. Continue Reading »
Rome’s Resistance
by Jacques AdlerChurch of Spies: The Pope’s Secret War Against Hitlerby mark rieblingbasic, 375 pages, $29.99 During the Second World War, the Third Reich was opposed by local partisans and ad hoc military and civilian organizations. The Nazi authorities disseminated so-called anti-terrorism propaganda, referring . . . . Continue Reading »
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