Tag: Nuremberg

Via Eric Peters Autos

After the defeat of National Socialist Germany – “Nazi” is a pejorative acronym coined by the Left;  that is to say, by socialists and communists (the latter being the higher-proof version of the same thing) to mask the fact that the “Nazis” and they had much in common – trials were held in Nuremberg, where many “Nazis” were found guilty of moral crimes, having “followed orders.”

That is to say, for following – and enforcing – the law, as it was in “Nazi” Germany. This was not considered exculpatory, then.

Why then is it, now?

Hundreds of millions of Americans were simply ordered to close the doors to their businesses – without any due process of law and no compensation for their losses. Many owners of these businesses ended up having to close the doors to their businesses permanently. Those who attempted to keep them open – so as to avoid being forced out of business – were forced to close them, by enforcers who were just following orders. Continue reading “Nuremberg, Forgotten”

Guest Post by Eric Peters

Some of you who grew up when cartoons were still funny may recall the episode of Bugs Bunny, in which the eponymous wabbit was pursued by a creepy mad scientist bent on using him for experimental purposes.

It’s not so funny now that we are all wabbits – and the mad scientists are on the government payroll or have control over your payroll, if you happen to be unlucky enough to work for a big corporation.

Or are trying to get a college degree.

Continue reading “Nuremburg, Round Two”

Guest Post by Paul Craig Roberts

The showtrial of a somewhat arbitrarily selected group of 21 surviving Nazis at Nuremberg during 1945-46 was US Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson’s show. Jackson was the chief prosecutor. As a long-time admirer of Jackson, I always assumed that he did a good job.

My admiration for Jackson stems from his defense of law as a shield of the people rather than a weapon in the hands of government, and from his defense of the legal principle known as mens rea, that is, that crime requires intent. I often cite Jackson for his defense of these legal principles that are the very foundation of liberty. Indeed, I cited Jackson in my recent July 31 column. His defense of law as a check on government power plays a central role in the book that I wrote with Lawrence Stratton, The Tyranny of Good Intentions.

Continue reading “Tyranny at Nuremberg”