Horkheimer suppressed Benjamin’s theses’ leading placement for tactical political reasons.

Evidence

As a homage to Benjamin, the Institute wanted to publish a mimeographed booklet containing the Theses on the Philosophy of History' and contributions by Horkheimer, Adorno and Brecht. It was then decided to do without Brecht after all. For tactical reasons, Horkheimer did not want to print Benjamin's theses at the front of the volume, as Adorno and Lowenthal suggested. The terminology, which we hardly dare change, is too undisguised.’ This presumably referred both to the theses’ Marxist terminology as well as to their theological terminology. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 1300

Categorization

• QUESTION: What exactly made the Marxist/theological terminology ‘too undisguised’ in 1942 — fear of the Communist Party, or of US anti-communism?
• XREF: connects to: Horkheimer’s postwar conservatism led him to suppress politically engaged student research — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 2356; Horkheimer suppressed German republication of Dialectic of Enlightenment despite student demand. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 2635; Horkheimer forbade the Institute from any political or émigré-support activity — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 539

Broader Connections

• Horkheimer’s postwar conservatism led him to suppress politically engaged student research #expands (0.80) — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 2356
• Horkheimer suppressed German republication of Dialectic of Enlightenment despite student demand. #exemplifies (0.80) — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 2635
• Horkheimer forbade the Institute from any political or émigré-support activity #expands (0.72) — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 539