by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Apr 27, 2017 | Global Authoritarianism, Writing
Document, April 27, 2017 Creativity thrives in times of upheaval, and many of us now certainly feel the ground shifting under our feet. For the foreseeable future, we’ll be living with and governed by a “whirlwind of negativity,” as the artist Sylvia Maier terms the...
by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Feb 1, 2017 | Forecasts, Global Authoritarianism
CNN.com, February 1, 2017 We’re not even two weeks into the Trump presidency. Has your head exploded yet? If so, you’re right where Donald Trump and our shadow ruler, Steve Bannon, want you to be. The onslaught of executive orders and threatening talk,...
by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Aug 10, 2016 | Forecasts, Global Authoritarianism
The Atlantic, August 10, 2016 Fascism has been back in the news with Donald Trump’s candidacy for the American presidency. His populist claim to speak for the white everyman, along with his menacing leadership style, have brought forth comparisons among this...
by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Apr 22, 2015 | Global Authoritarianism
Geography is, in part, destiny for Italy: The country will always be a bridge between Africa and Europe, as the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the Mediterranean so starkly shows. A surge of refugees this year, usually transported by smugglers on overcrowded vessels,...
