A review of 'The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich' analyzes Hitler's rise to power, identifying key factors to recognize potential authoritarian threats. Longer summary

This review of William L. Shirer's 'The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich' focuses on Hitler's ascent to power in Germany, analyzing the key factors that enabled his success. The reviewer extracts five main characteristics of Hitler's approach: open illiberalism, strategic use of terror, building a 'second state' through organization, thriving in times of crisis, and securing financial backing. The review aims to provide insights for recognizing and preventing similar authoritarian threats in the future. Shorter summary

Scott shares emotionally charged thoughts on various topics, including education, relationships, free speech, rape statistics, medical residency, and a humorous Hitler anecdote. Longer summary

This post is a collection of emotionally charged links and thoughts on various topics. Scott discusses his excitement about Zipfian Academy, a data science bootcamp; his support for International Tell Your Crush Day; his concern about a person being fired for disagreeing with firing people over ideas; his confusion over statistics about male rape; his guilt about medical resident duty hours; and his amusement at a tweet about Hitler initially joining the Nazis as a government agent. The post is structured as a series of short sections, each focusing on a different emotion and topic. Shorter summary