Entartete Kunst was a term adopted by the Nazi Party to describe modern art. ‘Degenerate Art’ was systematically removed from state-owned museums and banned in Nazi Germany on the grounds that it was an “insult to German feeling.” Created by Joseph Goebbels’ Ministry of Propaganda, more than 16,000 works of art were deemed ‘degenerate.’ The […]
Prior to the outbreak of World War II, the America First Committee (AFC) was the name of the isolationist, anti-Semitic national organization demanding that the United States stay out of the war and appease Adolf Hitler. The AFC was operational right up until Germany declared war on the USA on December 11th, 1941, four days […]
It’s a pattern historians have seen many times before: It starts with the quiet dismantling of oversight and the abolition of regulations, and it ends with institutions that serve only those in power. The US used to have strong institutions and a vigorous vocal opposition; but seeing these government watchdogs being laid off and summarily […]
Jason Darensburg's Blog-o-rama 