by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Apr 11, 2024 | Gender Politics
Lucid, April 11, 2024 In an authoritarian state, women are as much the enemies of the strongman as the press, prosecutors, and the opposition. We can correlate the appeal of strongmen to moments when men feel their status is threatened due to changes in gender roles... by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Nov 3, 2023 | Gender Politics
Lucid, November 9, 2023 The strongman would be nothing without bodies to orchestrate and control. He needs crowds to acclaim his successes, propagandists and lawyers to cover up his corruption, military and security personnel to fight his domestic and international... by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Oct 23, 2022 | Gender Politics
MSNBC, October 23, 2022, with Lauren Leader The Jan. 6 hearings will go down in history as an invaluable record of how our democracy teetered dangerously on the brink and offers Americans a clear picture of what really happened that perilous day when then-President... by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Apr 22, 2022 | Gender Politics
Lucid, April 26, 2022 The democratic world is expressing relief in the aftermath of Emmanuel Macron’s victory over Marine Le Pen, head of France’s National Rally party. Macron earned a decisive victory, 58.5% to Le Pen’s 41%. The outcome of the June... by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Nov 30, 2021 | Gender Politics
The Atlantic, November 21, 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 | Jul 9, 2018 | Gender Politics
CNN.com, July 9, 2018 She arrives at the meeting to present a report that she’s worked on for months. Within minutes he’s at her side, telling her she looks gorgeous today. He sits next to her and leans in close. She wants to change seats, but he is her...
