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Trump’s end game? Power at all costs

by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Jan 7, 2021 | Donald Trump And the GOP

January 7, 2021, CNN.com Read the full article at CNN.com

Trump’s call to Georgia election officials highlights White House bunker mentality

by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Jan 4, 2021 | Donald Trump And the GOP

NBCNews.com, January 4, 2021 Read the full article at nbcnews.com.

“American Democracy’s Moment of Truth”

by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Nov 4, 2020 | Donald Trump And the GOP

November 2, 2020, Project Syndicate Even after four years, many Americans have yet to reckon fully with what Donald Trump’s presidency means for the country’s politics and long-term future. Even if Trump fails to win re-election, he and the party he now...

Trump, the Coronavirus, and What Happens When Strongmen Fall Ill

by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Oct 16, 2020 | Donald Trump And the GOP, Writing

The New Yorker, October 13, 2020 Read the full article in The New Yorker.

“Coopt and Corrupt: How Trump Broke The GOP.”

by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Aug 12, 2020 | Donald Trump And the GOP, Feature

August 12, 2020, The New York Review Read the full article Co-opt & Corrupt: How Trump Bent and Broke the GOP in The New York Review.
In impeachment hearings, lessons on the erosion of American democracy

In impeachment hearings, lessons on the erosion of American democracy

by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Dec 4, 2019 | Donald Trump And the GOP, Writing

Is America becoming a 21st-century-style authoritarian state? The impeachment hearings of the last weeks would seem to provide an easy answer: no. The very fact that such an inquiry can be held, and broadcast on national television, is a sign that our democracy is...
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