by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Jul 13, 2024 | Authoritarianism
July 13, 2024, The Guardian Donald Trump has glibly remarked that he would be “a dictator on day one” if elected to a second term, and experts on authoritarianism say we should take him seriously. The Supreme Court’s ruling earlier this month giving presidents broad... by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Jun 7, 2024 | Authoritarianism
Project Syndicate, June 7, 2024 With US think tanks having already drawn up plans for instituting an authoritarian government under a second Donald Trump administration, the stakes in the year’s presidential election are difficult to overstate. Around the world,... by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Jun 5, 2024 | Authoritarianism
WBUR, June 5, 2024 Many Republicans in Congress are dodging the question of whether they’ll accept this year’s election results. What’s at stake in 2024 if only one party accepts defeat? Read the full article and interview here. 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 | Dec 9, 2023 | Donald Trump
New York Times, December 9, 2023 When a historian wrote an essay the other day warning that the election of former President Donald J. Trump next year could lead to dictatorship, one of Mr. Trump’s allies quickly responded by calling for the historian to be sent to... by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Jun 17, 2023 | Donald Trump
Yahoo News, June 17th, 2023 Ruth joins Jonathan Capehart to discuss Donald Trump’s use of authoritarian rhetoric as he faces down a federal indictment. Watch the video here.