by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Aug 15, 2018 | Donald Trump
Quote from an interview in Background Briefing with Ian Masters podcast on Berlusconi-Putin and Trump-Putin. The interview explores how America under the vulgarian Trump is beginning to resemble Italy under the scandal-plagued Berlusconi. August 15, 2018
by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Jul 18, 2018 | Images Tell The Story
CNN.com, July 18, 2018 Anyone who needs confirmation of the secret of a strongman — that he’s a weak man, in constant need of ego affirmation — need only look at images of the Helsinki “summit” between American President Donald Trump and...
by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Jul 9, 2018 | Gender Politics
CNN.com, July 9, 2018 She arrives at the meeting to present a report that she’s worked on for months. Within minutes he’s at her side, telling her she looks gorgeous today. He sits next to her and leans in close. She wants to change seats, but he is her...
by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Jun 19, 2018 | Global Authoritarianism, Writing
The Washington Post, June 19, 2018 He threatened the press, joked about ruling for life and bullied everyone, including the allies who helped him get into office, while enjoying a cult following among his base. When a special judicial investigation threatened to...
