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Hitler’s Zionism II: Means and Ends?
Momentum Black ConneXions is a group within the Labour Party that supports Jeremy Corbyn. Its acting general secretary, Marlene Ellis, was recently suspended from the Party over antisemitic remarks made in a letter to Mr Corbyn criticising the party’s suspension of Ken Livingstone for claiming Adolf Hitler was a Zionist. The Times on 7 June … [Continue reading “Hitler’s Zionism II: Means and Ends?”]
Hitler’s Zionism I: Can we be fair about it?
Once Adolf Hitler and his National Socialists came to power in 1933, it did not talk long for restrictions on Jews to be enacted. One was a prohibition on holding government positions. Medical ethics were changed to deem Jews less than human, thus paving the way for the experiments of Dr Mengele and his ilk. … [Continue reading “Hitler’s Zionism I: Can we be fair about it?”]
The Monopoly Papers II: New Variations on an Old Game
Years ago, on impulse, I started collecting Monopoly games. Back then there were two kinds: historical or foreign. Thanks to a plethora of toy fairs, I quickly acquired games from the thirties to the seventies for surprisingly little cost. Thanks to friends who travelled much more than I did, I began to own games from … [Continue reading “The Monopoly Papers II: New Variations on an Old Game”]
The Monopoly Papers I: Britons and Americans
Chess and Monopoly are idealised models for life in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively. Whilst players of both games start on equal footings and are subject to the same, specific internal rules of play, the similarities between them end there. The main difference is of philosophical significance. Chess depends only upon the … [Continue reading “The Monopoly Papers I: Britons and Americans”]