When Is a Nazi Salute That’s Not a Nazi Salute a Nazi Salute? John Rosenthal May 10, 2026 Sometimes, an outstretched arm is just an outstretched arm.
An Obituary for Stefan Niehoff—and Free Speech in Germany? John Rosenthal February 23, 2026 The German justice system used a law designed to prosecute Nazis in order to prosecute and convict someone who was plainly and obviously anti-Nazism.
German Court Convicts AfD Politician Amid Double Standard Debate TEC News February 18, 2026 The ruling centers on a campaign poster deemed to resemble a banned salute–a decision critics call selective.
Selective Justice? AfD MP Put on Trial Over Alleged “Hitler Salute” in Election Poster TEC News January 28, 2026 Prosecutors are targeting the right-wing politician for a poster showing parents shielding children with raised arms.
Political Justice in Germany: On the Prosecution of Stefan Niehoff John Rosenthal July 3, 2025 The Nazi propaganda chief is famously supposed to have said “we decide who is Jewish!” When it comes to AfD supporters or sympathizers, the not dissimilar attitude of current German authorities would appear to be: “We decide who’s a Nazi.”
