by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Aug 16, 2017 | Donald Trump
Quote from “What Authoritarianism Experts Think of Trump’s Decision to Pardon Joe Arpaio” article by Amanda Erickson in The Washington Post. August 16, 2017 Read the entire article at The Washington Post. by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Jul 24, 2017 | Donald Trump
Quote from “Trump’s attacks on Sessions, Mueller raise concerns about ‘authoritarian’ tactics” article by Daniel Dale in The Toronto Star. July 24, 2017 Read the entire article at the Toronto Star
by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Jul 20, 2017 | Forecasts
CNN.com, July 20, 2017 Just before Donald Trump took office, I argued that our new President would likely follow the “authoritarian playbook,” an approach toward governance that privileges executive power and makes the leader’s personal goals and...
by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Jul 2, 2017 | Donald Trump And the GOP
CNN.com, July 2, 2017 We will remember 2017 as the year patriotism started to acquire a new vitality and force among Democrats — and the year that the GOP lost control of its narrative. We have President Donald Trump to thank for both of these things. Over the... by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Jun 20, 2017 | Donald Trump, Interviews
Chauncey De Vega Show Podcast, June 2, 2017 “He becomes a masculine hero… he becomes the heartland vs. the elite…Ruth Ben-Ghiat During this week’s show, Professor Ben-Ghiat and Chauncey discuss Donald Trump’s rise to power,...