Mark Jones for PS Longer Reads: The Nazis' First Try

Mark Jones explains the context behind the 1923 Beer Hall Putsch, and why it still matters a century later. [View this message in a web browser]( [PS On Point]( NOVEMBER 3, 2023 Following Adolf Hitler's failed putsch in the fall of 1923, few supporters of Germany's Weimar Republic could have foreseen that the Nazi leader would consolidate absolute power just a decade later. When democratic institutions have been shaken and weakened, writes Mark Jones of University College Dublin, even a shambolic insurrection may not remain a failure for long. [Read more]( [PS Longer Reads: The Nazis' First Try]( [The Nazis' First Try]( By Mark Jones A century after Adolf Hitler's first attempt to seize power in Germany by force, it is worth remembering the economic and political conditions that gave the Nazis momentum in the first place. In an era of recrudescent nationalism and chauvinism, such historical lessons have gained new urgency. [Read more]( [PS. Subscribe to PS Digital now.]( [PS Quarterly: The China Factor]( [The China Factor]( By Lucie Qian Xia Over the past eight years, the climate outlook has darkened, and the Paris climate agreement has come to seem like a pipe dream. But China is demonstrating that sustainable development is still possible, both as a matter of domestic policy and in international negotiations. [Read more]( [PS Global Bookmark: The Evolution of Modern Political Power]( [The Evolution of Modern Political Power]( By Jonathan Ira Levy From the rise of large, bureaucratic states in the early twentieth century to the triumph of neoliberalism more recently, shifts in governance models cannot simply be reduced to the natural political instincts of those who find themselves in power at any given moment. There are much larger, and subtler, dynamics at work. [Read more]( [PS. Explore the latest issue of our magazine, PS Quarterly: Stayin’ Alive.]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( Project Syndicate publishes and provides, on a not-for-profit basis, original commentary by the world's leading thinkers to more than 500 media outlets in over 150 countries. Receipt of this newsletter does not guarantee rights to re-publish any of its content. This newsletter is a service of [Project Syndicate](. [Change your newsletter preferences](. Follow us on [Facebook]( [Twitter]( and [YouTube](. © Project Syndicate, all rights reserved. [Unsubscribe from all newsletters](.