Free Speech – What’s not to like?
This article argues that the attack on ‘cancel culture’ is the creation of a culture war where none exists. The number of cancelled events at universities is very small and…
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Holocaust Denial
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The Dangers of France’s New Radical Right Conspiracist Guru: The case of Mia Montemaggi and the Conspiracy theorist Rémy Daillet-Wiedemann
On 13 April 2021, an 8 year-old girl, Mia Montemaggi, was kidnapped by a team of 5 men in what the Prosecutor of Nancy, in Eastern France, described as a…
On the comparative study of denialism and conspiracy theories (Part III).Denialism as Conspiracy Theory: A Case Study from Syria
In the first part of this series, I described my interest in embarking on an effort to conceptualize “denialism” using a rigorous and systematic framework. From readings of literature on…
On the comparative study of denialism and conspiracy theories (Part II). Detecting Attacks on History: A Case Study in Bosnia Denialism
In the first part in this series, I introduced a basic premise for assessing commonalities among conspiracy theorists and deniers of many stripes, focusing on three specific tendencies outlined in…
On the comparative study of denialism and conspiracy theories (Part I)
When former war crimes prosecutor Stephen Rapp said, “we’ve got better evidence” against Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad committing war crimes “than we had against the Nazis at Nuremberg,” he caused…
Holocaust Memorial Day in 2019 and Beyond
For the last ten years, I have been regularly involved in either contributing to, or running, events for Holocaust Memorial Day. As well as more formal talks and activities, every…