Shermer, Michael

Shermer, the editor of Skeptic Magazine, is opposed to any skepticism when it comes to the Holocaust. In various papers and books he has tried to refute revisionist methods and arguments with his rather superficial grasp of the historical issues involved.



In 1994, Prof. Dr. Michael Shermer made his first attempt to refute the arguments of Holocaust revisionism with an article “Proving the Holocaust” published in his Skeptic magazine (vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 32-57). Two years later, Shermer accepted an invitation by the Institute for Historical Review to have a …

One of the most damaging, oft-repeated and false accusations leveled against Holocaust revisionism is that it is part of an extremist neo-Nazi movement, the ultimate purpose of which is to destroy democratic political systems and reintroduce Nazi totalitarianism. Expressing this widely held sentiment, a major opponent of Holocaust revisionism, Dr. …

Dr. Michael Shermer, Editor-in-Chief of Skeptic magazine and the Director of Skeptics Society, has emerged as the one of Holocaust revisionism's most dedicated opponents. His 2000 book (coauthored with Alex Grobman), Denying History: Who Says the Holocaust Never Happened and Why do they say it?, is considered by the establishment …

Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 14:54:21 -0700 (PDT) From: Paul Grubach Subject: Did Michael Shermer Lie? To: [email protected] Dr. Shermer: I have shown the following extract from your Denying History to two professors who teach at Eastern Colleges. They think that you are guilty of conscious deception. In regard to …

A review of Denying History: Who Says the Holocaust Never Happened and Why do They Say it?, by Michael Shermer & Alex Grobman. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2000. Hardcover. 312 pages. Notes. Index. ISBN: 0-520-21612-1. Introduction Denying History. Who Says the Holocaust never Happened and Why Do They Say …

Over the last year or so, a slogan created by the French Holocaust revisionist, Robert Faurisson has gotten some derisive coverage from those who disagree with him over the size and character of the Shoah. The slogan is "No Holes—No Holocaust."[2] Those unfamiliar with details of the story of …

Denying History: Who Says the Holocaust Didn’t Happen and Why Do They Say It? by Michael Shermer & Alex Grobman. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2000. Hardcover. 312 pages. Bibliography. Index. For some years now Michael Shermer, an adjunct professor at Occidental College and the editor of Skeptic magazine, has …

When I first learned of the debate between IHR Director Mark Weber and Skeptic magazine editor-publisher Dr. Michael Shermer, I was delighted that a member of the "accepted media" had finally agreed publicly to confront Holocaust revisionist arguments. Viewing the event on videotape, I was even more pleased at the …

he current issue of Michael Shermer’s glossy newsstand magazine, Skeptic features his article “The New Revisionism: Would we be better off if Hitler had won?” Those familiar with Shermer and Skeptic recognize that while Shermer has covered topics such as Holocaust Revisionism, 9-11 theories, and Intelligent design, the magazine upholds …

Denying History: Who Says The Holocaust Never Happened And Why Do They Say It? by Michael Shermer and Alex Grobman; forward by Arthur Hertzberg. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2000. Clothbound, 312 pages, $27.50, Hb., ISBN 0-520-21612-1 In the annals of anti-revisionist literature, this book occupies an important position, for …

Republican Party Animal, by David Cole, Feral House, Port Townsend, WA, 2014, 319 pp. Chip Smith The cover of David Cole's Republican Party Animal Republican Party Animal is a layered chronicle of David Cole’s short but storied public career as a “Jewish Holocaust denier” and of his equally unlikely “second …

Am 14. März 1995 veröffentlichte Michael Shermer, Direktor der »Skeptics Society« und des Skeptic Magazine, einen »Offenen Brief an Holocaust-Revisionisten«, in dem er einen Abschnitt von mehr als 300 Wörtern einem Gespräch widmete, das wir im September 1994 in Irvine (California) auf meine Anregung hin miteinander geführt hatten. Er schickte …

In his regular column of the February 2002 issue of Scientific American, Dr. Michael Shermer, one of Holocaust revisionism’s most dedicated opponents, claimed that Holocaust revisionism (or, as he labels it, “Holocaust denial”) is on par with and in the same league with Creationism (or, as he labels it, “evolution …

Since the end of World War II a search has continued, and for many has ended with the quarry having eluded its hunters. Some believe what they seek never existed in physical form, but existed nonetheless. It is vitally important that it existed during the war though it has never …

Recently John Sack and Michael Shermer have addressed the topic of Holocaust revisionism in mainstream publications, Sack in Esquire magazine and Shermer in his book, Denying History. Publicly, both Shermer and Sack are critical of revisionism. This is rather typical for those who want to be able to publish their …

MARK WEBER, director of the Institute of Historical Review, met Michael Shermer of Occidental College and Skeptic magazine, to debate “Who’s Really Pushing 'Pseudo-History’” at the Countryside Inn in Costa Mesa on Saturday afternoon, 22 July. Greg Raven emceed the affair and I said a few words. Raven handled business …

Untruths and propaganda abound when it comes to the WWII German labor camp near the Polish town Auschwitz. Here are just a few: French biochemist G.Wellers claimed he exposed The Leuchter Report as fallacious, but in truth he exposed only his own grotesque incompetence; Polish researcher Prof. J. Markiewicz said …

For several years now, Jewish organizations have said that to debate those who dispute the Six Million story gives legitimacy to a view that is beyond the bounds of decent public discourse, and provides a forum for “hate.” Deborah Lipstadt, author of Denying the Holocaust, insists that there is not …