by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Jul 6, 2019 | Donald Trump
Quote from “Trump’s Fourth of July Takeover Was Inevitable” article in The Atlantic “ Read the full article at The Atlantic. by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Jul 4, 2019 | Donald Trump
Quote from “Trump’s Controversial “Salute to America” July Fourth Event, Explained” article in Vox. July 3, 2019 Read the rest of the article at Vox. by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Jun 14, 2019 | Fascism, Interviews
Quote from “The Eternal Mystery Of Fascism Is: Why Did So Many People Buy Into It?” interview by Eve Gerber on Fivebooks.com. June 14, 2019 In an era of Trumpism and fake news, the word ‘fascist’ is thrown around with increasing ease and little attention...
by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Jun 14, 2019 | Propaganda, Writing
The Washington Post, June 4, 2019 Since President Trump’s election in November 2016, optimists have gone on trying to reassure each other. “Our institutions will hold,” they say. Our institutions will only hold, however, if they are defended with concrete actions....
by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Jun 11, 2019 | Images Tell The Story, Writing
CNN.com, June 8, 2019 Anyone who needs confirmation that our world is in transition need only look at the images generated by the visit of President Donald Trump and his family and entourage to Great Britain, France and Ireland this past week. The clash of worlds...
