When Candace Owens uploaded a lengthy interview with Norman G. Finkelstein to her YouTube channel, she presented as a conversation about Israel, the Holocaust, and the upcoming release of his book Gaza’s Gravediggers. The exchange was also distributed in podcast format, further expanding its reach. But this was not a confidential academic debate. Owens’ YouTube […]
Norman G. Finkelstein first gained a national reputation with his essay, ''Daniel Jonah Goldhagen's 'Crazy' Thesis,'' included in the book he wrote with Ruth Bettina Birn, ''A Nation on Trial.'' Much of the essay was a brilliant dissection of Goldhagen's book, ''Hitler's Willing Executioners.'' Its last section, however, revealed Finkelstein undergoing a bizarre metamorphosis, in […]