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Hitler, "The Lessons of History," and the Maw of Late-Stage Trumpism [Teaser]

Podcast: Know Your Enemy · Matthew Sitman

Opublikowano: 2026-09-14

Listen to the rest of this premium episode by subscribing at patreon.com/knowyourenemy. In this conversation, Matt and Sam range widely, beginning with Sam's recent NYT review of a book explaining how Hitler "dismantled a democracy in 53 days" then discussing the late, great conservative historian John Lukacs's Hitler of History, a survey of the many biographies written of the Nazi dictator. What makes for a useful historical analogy, especially in our age of the "fascism debate"? What about the past can we truly understand? And what should induce us to humility? From there, your co-hosts press...