by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Jul 21, 2023 | Donald Trump And the GOP
MSNBC, July 19, 2023 Former President Donald Trump’s plans to reshape the federal government to give himself vast personal powers if he returns to the White House in 2025 would make the United States similar to authoritarian systems in which the executive branch... by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | May 30, 2023 | Global Authoritarianism
CNN.com, May 29, 2023 Read the full article on CNN.com here. 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 | Oct 18, 2022 | Global Authoritarianism
Giorgia Meloni’s victory means Italy will become more enmeshed in far right and fascist networks, and Republicans will likely make her another favorite. Read the full article here. by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Sep 24, 2022 | Global Authoritarianism
The Atlantic, September 23, 2022 The election of the first woman prime minister in a country always represents a break with the past, and that is certainly a good thing,” Hillary Clinton said to an Italian journalist at the Venice International Film Festival earlier... 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...