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Steve Dylan

As a layman, I've always found the straight-forward words of George Orwell or Umberto Eco more useful than the pedantry of Besner or Steinmetz-Jenkins. Moyn dismisses the study of history at his peril. As for the crass opportunism of tolerating fascism if it proves politically useful - that's Molotov-Ribbentrop stuff…See more...

paul Van Pelt

I don't see Trump as Fascist and think many of his devoted followers would not believe that. It is a harsh label for anyone. He has been called autocrat--- that may be nearer to the fact. Finally, there was a term sometime ago, that came and went within a short…See more...

Katy Hull

Hi everyone. I am going to write a paper about Tom Hayden's editing of his autobiography, which aims to ask some provocative questions about the relationship between the history of emotions and intellectual history. As such, I could be in a panel on any of the following (and more!): -…See more...

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