by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | May 25, 2017 | Donald Trump And the GOP
Montana’s starting to look more like Moscow, after then-Republican House candidate Greg Gianforte’s assault Wednesday on Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs. As the Guardian reported and a Fox News reporter in the room confirmed, Gianforte allegedly grabbed...
by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Apr 18, 2017 | Donald Trump And the GOP
It’s a haunting image. A basement space with blacked-out windows, crowded with camera equipment and journalists who were assigned to cover the Leader during the state visit of a foreign dignitary but were not allowed to look outside. Was this Vladimir...
by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Sep 18, 2015 | Donald Trump And the GOP
CNN.com, September 17, 2015 Should people living in America speak English? Should they be derided, viewed with suspicion, or even asked to leave, if they primarily speak a different language? Judging by the CNN debate on Wednesday night, Republican and conservative...