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“Strongmen succeed by spinning tales of invincibility. Ordinary men might die, but Trump is able to survive.”

by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Oct 14, 2020 | Interviews

The Washington Post, October 10, 2020 Read the full article “A Dear Leader Approach’: Trump’s Critics Compare His Shows Of Strength Around Coronavirus To Authoritarian Tactics” by David Nakamura in The Washington Post.

NYRB Profile: Why I Decided to Study Fascism

by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Sep 13, 2020 | Fascism, Interviews

New York Review Of Books, August 31, 2020 This week we published Ruth Ben-Ghiat’s “Co-opt & Corrupt: How Trump Bent and Broke the GOP.” A professor of history and Italian studies at New York University, Ben-Ghiat has turned a specialty in the cultural study...

“Trump is a chaos agent.”

by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Sep 13, 2020 | Donald Trump

The Washington Post, August 10, 2020 Read the full article “Trump Says He Misled On Virus To Instill Calm. But He’s Governed With Scare Tactics.” by Philip Rucker in The Washington Post.

“Strongmen leaders incite crises so they can pose themselves as the law-and-order solution.”

by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Sep 4, 2020 | Donald Trump

Washington Post, August 30th, 2020 Read the full article “Great Patriots!: Trump Lavishes Praise On Supporters Amid Deadly Clashes With Social Justice Protesters” by David Nakamura, Matt Viser and Robert Klemko at The Washington Post.

Honestly Speaking With Tara Setmayer Podcast

by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Sep 3, 2020 | Authoritarianism

Tara Setmayer Podcast, September 3, 2020 The conventions are over. Now the real campaigning begins. Trump’s doubling down on his dark messages of mayhem and lies to demagogue issues of law and order and undermine the upcoming election. Historian, NYU Professor...

“[Leaders like Trump] are not there to govern, but to enrich themselves and plunder the nation.”

by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Jul 29, 2020 | Donald Trump, Interviews

Washington Post, July 10, 2020 Read the full article “Trump The Victim: President complains in private about the pandemic hurting him” by Ashley Parker, Philip Rucker, and Josh Dawsey at The Washington Post.
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