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Adrian Daub

Adrian Daub is professor of German studies and comparative literature at Stanford University.

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April 21, 2021
The Soapbox
The Weird, Extremely German Origins of the Wirecard Scandal
How politicians, regulators, and the media fell for an obvious financial fraud
April 13, 2020
Critical Mass
The Rise of the Lurker
We don’t quite leave social networks we don’t trust. We stay for the friends who still post. We lurk.
March 2, 2020
The Soapbox
A Whiff of Weimar
Is Germany in danger of repeating its Nazi past?
June 19, 2019
Hulu’s Das Boot Gets Lost at Sea
The new remake of a World War II epic falls victim to the conventions of prestige TV.
November 19, 2018
The Chilling Neo-Nazi Trial That Exposed the Dark Side of a New Germany
How did the Nationalist Socialist Underground's decade-long killing spree escape the notice of authorities?
February 14, 2018
What Babylon Berlin Sees in the Weimar Republic
A new police procedural set in interwar Germany holds a warning for today’s audiences.

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