by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Apr 5, 2024 | Lucid
Lucid, April 5, 2024 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, from the courts to the press to elections. In case you... by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Mar 29, 2024 | Propaganda
Lucid, March 29, 2024 Last week, I looked at the question of why people believe propaganda. Today, I offer some thoughts about what we can do to push back against it. A January 2021 paper counted 175 civil society organizations around the world now working on... by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Mar 20, 2024 | Donald Trump And the GOP
CNN, March 4, 2023 Vladimir Putin, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Viktor Orban, Adolf Hitler, Xi Jinping, Kim Jong-un, Saddam Hussein: What do they have in common? All of these authoritarians have reportedly drawn praise from former US president — and now GOP presidential... by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Feb 25, 2024 | Authoritarianism
USA Today, February 25, 2024 Nayib Bukele, El Salvador’s president, was given a hero’s welcome Thursday while speaking at the Conservative Political Action Committee’s annual conference. The charismatic 42-year-old, who just defied his... by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Feb 8, 2024 | Lucid
Lucid, February 8, 2024 With ongoing legal developments in mind, this week I focus on a case study of the horrors that ensue when the rule of law is replaced by rule by the lawless. That case study is Chile during the United States-backed military dictatorship of...