by Kate Wheeler | Aug 20, 2026 | Donald Trump, Uncategorized, Writing
Lucid, August 20, 2026 During the Cold War, America played a double game, fostering democratic ideals and culture in Europe while backing coups to install right-wing dictators in other parts of the world. That game is over. Now, President Donald Trump and his fellow... by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Apr 11, 2024 | Uncategorized
Kara Swisher Podcast, April 11, 2024 Historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat joined the most recent episode of the Pivot podcast and spoke to hosts Scott Galloway and Kara Swisher about how Donald Trump mirrors the rise of authoritarian leaders – her area of... by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Jul 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
MSNBC, July 1st, 2023 House speaker spoke the truth about former president Trump, was promptly punished, and then apologized. This dynamic is all out of the authoritarian playbook—the idea that the leader is the supreme being and any sort of dissent is unacceptable.... by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Feb 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
CNN, January 28, 2022 This will be a fateful year for autocrats around the world. In Brazil and Hungary, strongman leaders Jair Bolsonaro and Viktor Orbán are standing for re-election. In the Philippines, term limits are bringing Rodrigo Duterte’s tumultuous... by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Nov 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Atlantic, November 19, 2021 Representative Paul Gosar’s murderous and misogynistic video takes a page—albeit an extreme one—straight out of the authoritarian playbook. Read the full article here. by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Sep 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
CNN.com, September 5, 2021 Read the full article here.