Recent articles by David Rosen

The politics of extermination

The politics of extermination

In 1895, Theodor Herzl, the founder of the Zionist movement, asserted: “We shall try to spirit the penniless population across the border by procuring employment for it in the transit countries, while denying it any employment in our own country … expropriation and the removal of the poor must be carried out discreetly and circumspectly.”

Jerry Falwell and the Christian culture wars

Jerry Falwell and the Christian culture wars

In May 1979, Jerry Falwell invited a select group of Christian conservative leaders to a strategic planning retreat at his Lynchburg, VA, estate.

Nixon’s “War on Drugs” was a sham

Nixon’s “War on Drugs” was a sham

The New York Times recently revealed that while Pres. Richard Nixon publicly referred to marijuana as “public enemy No. 1” he really felt it was “not particularly dangerous.”