SPIEGEL Interview with Daniel Jonah Goldhagen 'Mass Slaughter Is a Systemic Problem of the Modern World'

The political scientist Daniel Jonah Goldhagen has never been one to shy away from controversy. In his new book, he argues that state leaders who propagate genocide should be killed outright. SPIEGEL spoke with him about the political tool of mass murder, Germany's reaction to his first book about the Holocaust, and the bankruptcy of international law.