Opinion
The Reichstag fire’s lesson to guard democracy
On the night of Feb. 27, 1933, an arsonist attacked the Reichstag, Germany’s historic parliamentary building. It was a critical moment in the country’s collapse from democracy to ...
Opinion
What we can still learn from the Reichstag fire
In the name of national security, which hadn’t actually been threatened, the German people surrendered their rights.
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Beware Trump's Reichstag fire
In particular, the Trump administration's move to shut America's doors to refugees and stop all entry from nationals of seven Muslim countries has me thinking more and more about the Reichstag fire.
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February 27, the German Reichstag fire
On Feb. 27, 1933, Germany’s parliament building, the Reichstag, was gutted by fire; Chancellor Adolf Hitler, blaming communists, used the fire to justify suspending civil liberties. In 1942, the ...
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America’s Enabling Act moment: Congress’ coming denouement and the Reichstag test
The House and the Senate, both with small Republican majorities, may soon be compelled to face the choice that the Reichstag faced in March 1933. One court has ruled that he defied the ...