by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Jun 4, 2020 | Authoritarianism
Washington Post, June 3, 2020 Read the full article at The Washington Post. (Note: if you do not have a subscription to The Washington Post, copy the link and paste it in an Incognito window to read it without a subscription.) by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | May 20, 2020 | Donald Trump, Interviews
Quote from “Friday Night Massacres” article by Sonam Sheth and John Haltiwanger in Business Insider May 19, 2020 Read the full article at Business Insider by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | May 15, 2020 | Authoritarianism, Interviews
Quote from “Something Has To Be Done: Trump’s Quest to Rewrite History of the Russia Probe” article by Philip Rucker in The Washington Post. February 15, 2020 Read the whole article at The Washington Post.
by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | May 9, 2020 | Global Authoritarianism, Writing
The novel coronavirus pandemic poses a stress test for societies— wrenching people out of ordinary routines and exposing them to death and dislocation, bringing forth acts of solidarity and courage as well as scapegoating. Just as such a crisis reveals the...
by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Apr 14, 2020 | Global Authoritarianism, Writing
How suited President Donald Trump and his Hungarian counterpart, Viktor Orbán, seemed as they sat together in the White House this week, their heavy bodies and craggy faces projecting a brutalist power. Their expensive dark suits and the elegant surroundings did...
