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Michael Goldfarb

Covers:  american politics, wars, british politics, middle east, arts and culture, Europe, Brexit, Kurdistan.
Host FRDH Podcast @ goldfarbpod.com. Substack frdhfirstroughdraftofhistory.substack.com Hear/Read: BBC, NYTimes, Guardian, FT

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Ukraine's nationalist party embraces Nazi ideology

Ukraine's nationalist party embraces Nazi ideology

GlobalPost — Echoes of Hitler, part two. Meet Svoboda, an up-and-coming party in Ukraine. It's nationalist, pro-Nazi, and poised for the parliament.

FEDERALISM - V1.1 by Michael Goldfarb

FEDERALISM - V1.1 by Michael Goldfarb

soundcloud.com — The F-word: A history of Federalism. As the euro crisis drags on it has become clear that a more "federal" Europe is the only way to save the single currency. But just what is federalism, what is its history, and why do European leaders shy away from using the term? It works in America, doesn't it?

Letter from London: Why the euro has made it this far

Letter from London: Why the euro has made it this far

GlobalPost — Letter from London: Why the euro has made it this far. The single currency's collapse was widely predicted a year ago. But it's still here - and Greece is still a member. Understanding why requires taking a longer view.

This Is London - New York Times

This Is London - New York Times

New York Times — London ANOTHER week, another flash of terrorism in my city, this one, thankfully, thwarted by the British security services. As usual, the headlines hit me on my doorstep. Islamic terrorists have worshiped at the Finsbury Park mosque, a 10-minute walk from my home. Two of those arrested last week live in my neighborhood, Stoke Newington. On Friday, to escape my unquiet thoughts, I put my 1-year-old daughter in her stroller and walked into the park that is literally outside my door. In a world slowly splitting at the seams, Clissold Park is like a dream.

Inside Out Documentaries : British Jihad with Michael Goldfarb: WBUR Boston

Inside Out Documentaries : British Jihad with Michael Goldfarb: WBUR Boston

WBUR Boston — What is radical Islam's appeal to young British Muslims? Why did some September 11th hijackers find Britain a convenient staging post for the attacks? How did two middle-class Muslims, college kids, end up on suicide missions in Israel?

England's shrinking middle class struggles to hold on

England's shrinking middle class struggles to hold on

GlobalPost — An anxious middle class in the United Kingdom shares many of the same worries that keep the middle class in America up at night.

BBC Radio 4 - Archive on 4, American Civility: Year Zero

BBC Radio 4 - Archive on 4, American Civility: Year Zero

BBC — Michael Goldfarb examines the ignoble history of rude, violent debate that has characterised American politics from the country's founding to present day. America today is an uncivil society with a President who calls for his opponent to be locked up, a legislature that seems to be interested only in partisan shouting, not governing, and with large chunks of the media egging on the bad behaviour.