Academic Essays
Russian Victories in Ukraine: An Avoidable Tragedy
It’s been a while since I wrote about the situation in Ukraine, and this post builds on the writing I have done on Russia’s imperialist war…
Authoritarianism Expert Talks to Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway About Trump and ‘What’s Happened In America’
Kara Swisher Podcast, April 11, 2024
The Republican War on Women is Straight Out of the Authoritarian Playbook
Lucid, April 11, 2024
Judges and Prosecutors, Targeted by Trump, Will Not Be Intimidated
As you know, I’ve been concerned about the concerted effort by Trump and his Republican enablers to turn Americans away from democracy and cause them to lose faith in democratic institutions…
How to Push Back Against Propaganda
Lucid, March 29, 2024
Ruth Ben-Ghiat has been recognized for her groundbreaking interdisciplinary work throughout her career. Her scholarship on fascism, World War Two, and visual propaganda has introduced new approaches, broken with prevailing orthodoxies, and integrated new sources, from forgotten Fascist-era films and novels to documents from the United Nations War Crimes Commission.