Postcards from Palookaville

Oh, my. I seem to be being struck off all manner of Xmas card lists which, thankfully, I was probably never on in the first place. Two clarifications (at the risk of repeating myself) and a further comment: 1. I did not say Rushdoony and Holocaust Deniers are necessarily racists. I said they were...

Oh, my. I seem to be being struck off all manner of Xmas card lists which, thankfully, I was probably never on in the first place. Two clarifications (at the risk of repeating myself) and a further comment: 1. I did not say Rushdoony and Holocaust Deniers are necessarily racists. I said they were...

At the end of 2006, as I look back on the year, I repent of my previous view of blogging as a trivial medium. Here's what I learned from my various correspondents over the year:

At the end of 2006, as I look back on the year, I repent of my previous view of blogging as a trivial medium. Here's what I learned from my various correspondents over the year:

The reaction to my statement that RJR was a Holocaust Denier (and thus either historically incompetent, racist or mentally unhinged) has elicited quite a bit of response, from very polite statements that I have misread him to veritable tirades accusing me of serious historical incompetence and...

The reaction to my statement that RJR was a Holocaust Denier (and thus either historically incompetent, racist or mentally unhinged) has elicited quite a bit of response, from very polite statements that I have misread him to veritable tirades accusing me of serious historical incompetence and...

Forgot to point out one other obvious matter (implicit in my earlier blog but, on the basis of recent correspondence, I take nothing for granted as being obvious): RJR's point in citing other atrocities in World War Two relates directly to the other side of Holocaust Denial -- the relativisation of...

Forgot to point out one other obvious matter (implicit in my earlier blog but, on the basis of recent correspondence, I take nothing for granted as being obvious): RJR's point in citing other atrocities in World War Two relates directly to the other side of Holocaust Denial -- the relativisation of...

In addition to Del's suggestions, I recommend Richard J Evans, Lying about Hitler ( Basic Books). Evans, Chair of Modern History at the University of Cambridge, was the expert witness at the Irving-Lipstadt trial in London, where British writer David Irving sued American professor, Deborah Lipstadt...

In addition to Del's suggestions, I recommend Richard J Evans, Lying about Hitler ( Basic Books). Evans, Chair of Modern History at the University of Cambridge, was the expert witness at the Irving-Lipstadt trial in London, where British writer David Irving sued American professor, Deborah Lipstadt...