Poland’s new president is historian Karol Nawrocki, who was director of the Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk and head of the Institute of National Remembrance in Warsaw. Dr. Nawrocki did this interview with me (in English with Polish translation) on the ideas behind the rise of totalitarian movements such as National Socialism. Dr. Nawrocki is conservative and I am liberal, yet we share a common passion for understanding and combatting aggressive ideologies:
Related: A year earlier, I visited the Museum of the Second World War and, in the evening, gave a lecture titled “Philosophers and the Birth of National Socialism” based on themes from my book Nietzsche and the Nazis:
Professor Piotr Kostyło making a point during our conversation with the Museum’s director, head of publications, and a group of students.