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Holocaust Analogies

The use of analogies to the Holocaust to describe modern-day events or policies, and the debate over the morality and effectiveness of such comparisons.

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Jan 23, 2026
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How have historians evaluated political uses of Holocaust analogies in U.S. debates?

Historians have largely criticized casual political uses of as analytically sloppy, ethically fraught, and politically consequential, warning that such comparisons often flatten the Holocaust’s specif...

Jan 31, 2026

How have Democratic presidential hopefuls or 2024/2024-era party leaders described Trump with Nazi-related rhetoric?

Democratic leaders and 2024-era Democratic presidential hopefuls have at times invoked and imagery to describe or elements of his movement, with examples ranging from direct labels like “fascist” to a...