Harald Jähner’s “Vertigo: The Rise and Fall of Weimar Germany” and Frank McDonough’s “The Weimar Years: Rise and Fall 1918-1933” examine the era through different lenses. But both emphasize Germany’s ...

I’m no prognosticator, but I’m anticipating the return, any day now, of the house style of Germany’s Weimar Republic. I’m not thinking “Cabaret” and kohl eyeliner so much as the shrewd, blistering, ...

They "ate, slept, made love, raised children, and tried to keep body and soul together by finding ways to make a living." Those were the words of the late, great Wall Street Journal deputy editorial ...

The short-lived Weimar Republic—which spanned the years after Germany’s defeat in World War I until 1933, when Hitler came to power—has become a paradigmatic example of democratic collapse. That has ...

Ever since he purged his Party in blood, Realmleader Adolf Hitler has shown a jitteryeagerness to receive from as many Germans as possible great oaths of personal fealty. The whole Reichswehr from ...

This article offers a comparative analysis of the inflationary experiences of Weimar Germany and post-Soviet Russia, applying theories about money and government budget constraints in the manner of ...

Rachel Herring receives funding from the Economic and Social Research Council. Decisions made by German chancellor Friedrich Merz when he came to power in May indicate that a somewhat dormant regional ...

As the presidential election enters the final stretch, Democrats are increasingly nervous about the outcome. Memories of 2016—and Hillary Clinton losing despite having a lead in the polls—make ...