An American Reichstag Fire
On Feb. 28, 1933, Germans awoke to an emergency decree revoking civil liberties. Overnight, freedom of speech and freedom of assembly and association were abolished. The decree suspended federated state autonomy, and legalized phone-tapping and the interception of correspondence. The night before, the Reichstag was set on fire. Arriving on the scene of the burning government debate chamber, newly-appointed Chancellor Adolf Hitler immediately declared the … Continue reading An American Reichstag Fire