Farewell to Tony Judt
by David Tony Judt I met Tony Judt in his office in the fall of 2006. That was the only time we met. It was my first semester as a doctoral candidate in History and Hebrew and Judaic Studies at New...
View ArticleSymbolism and Social Change: More Thoughts on Occupy Wall Street
by David David getting ready to join Occupy Wall Street protest I went to protest with Occupy Wall Street yesterday. I was not alone. Peter, a veteran of protests, came too. In fact, he helped organize...
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by David Tony Judt (1948-2010) While Peter was participating in (and ably chronicling) the Occupy Chicago’s protest of the American Economic Association’s (AEA) annual conference, I stayed behind at...
View ArticleNazism and Fascism were Ideologies of the Right
by David Adolf Hitler: Not a Socialist Three days ago it was Yom HaShoah, the Jewish Holocaust Remembrance Day. It’s a solemn occasion, one that should not be politicized. On this next day, however,...
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