by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Nov 8, 2017 | Propaganda
CNN.com, November 8, 2017 How does a democratic political culture turn into something more authoritarian? How do leaders persuade people to accept their repressive agendas, scapegoat targeted groups and disrespect democratic norms? In the year since his election as...
by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Nov 6, 2017 | Propaganda
Fox News may be enjoying large audiences right now, partly because of its close relationship with the president, but the network is taking a real risk — both to itself and to our democracy — by peddling falsehoods and making the president’s political enemies its... by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Oct 25, 2017 | Donald Trump
Quote from “Republicans Are Changing their Views to Accommodate Trump, Polls Show,” article by Astead W. Herndon in The Boston Globe. Read the full article at the Boston Globe. by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Oct 12, 2017 | Donald Trump
Quote from “Trump’s Authoritarian Streak” article by Stephen Collinson on CNN.com October 12, 2017 Read the full article at CNN.com
by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Oct 7, 2017 | Global Authoritarianism
The New Yorker, October 5, 2017 In the late nineteen-thirties, as Benito Mussolini was preparing to host the 1942 World’s Fair, in Rome, he oversaw the construction of a new neighborhood, Esposizione Universale Roma, in the southwest of the city, to showcase Italy’s...
