Adorno misrepresented his Nazi-era publication record to Horkheimer.

Evidence

I hope that lots of people will understand the article, particularly because its arguments are directed not only towards the Jews but also towards the whole group of émigrés who support capitalism and hope that liberalism will return … But I also hope that not everyone will understand it, and that the people at Columbia will be satisfied with the summary. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 1075 (#complicates, via linked claim)

When preparing the mimeographed text of that book for publication by Querido, Horkheimer and Adorno had, after all, concentrated on eliminating every formulation that explicitly mentioned capitalism, monopolism and class society. They continued this practice in works that were later republished in the Federal Republic, taking into account, moreover, the apparent West German economic miracle. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 569 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Horkheimer and Adorno systematically deleted explicit Marxist categories when publishing. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 569; Horkheimer deliberately wrote his anti-capitalist article to evade Columbia censors — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 1075

Broader Connections

• Horkheimer and Adorno systematically deleted explicit Marxist categories when publishing. #complicates (0.75) — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 569
• Horkheimer deliberately wrote his anti-capitalist article to evade Columbia censors #complicates (0.75) — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 1075