Theodore N. Kaufman wrote and self-published Germany Must Perish! in 1941.
He argued Germans are inherently militaristic and a perpetual threat to peace. Lasting peace required eliminating Germany as a nation and people via forced sterilization of all Germans plus territorial dismemberment, with its lands divided among neighbors.
The genius behind SNL’s “Election Night” sketch
In November 2016, SNL turned one of America’s most shocking election nights into a comedy sketch that was far more insightful than a collection of political jokes.
But the story behind how it was written makes it even more fascinating.