For my week in review, I’m reposting several reading suggestions that I’ve already linked to. I’m also adding new article/essay recommendations. Guns: Three percent of American adults own half the nation’s firearms. These “super-owners” have an average of 17 guns each. Only 22% of American adults own guns. The NRA doesn’t represent a majority. This…
Volker Ullrich
New York Times Review of “Hitler: Ascent, 1889-1939”
I don’t think I’ve ever read a book review quite like Michiko Kakutani’s take on Volker Ullrich’s Hitler: Ascent, 1889-1939 for the New York Times. The review generated headlines of its own. The Huffington Post said, “New York Times Brutally Subtweets Trump With Hitler Biography Review.” The Washington Post’s take was, “This New York Times…