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Waiting for the Apocalypse: The Unnerving New Normal

by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Nov 17, 2021 | Donald Trump And the GOP

Lucid Newletter, November 17, 2021 A few months ago, the humorist David Sedaris wrote about his joy at feeling he no longer had to care about political news. Four years of “constant monitoring” of events, which a friend of his likened to having a second...

America’s Gun Culture is Priming Us for Authoritarianism

by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Oct 26, 2021 | Global Authoritarianism

The Washington Post, October 26, 2021 We’re on a dangerous path when the very thing that frightens is the thing that promises to save us from our fear. Read the full article here.

The Problem with Ron DeSantis’s Mini-Trump Pose

by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Oct 24, 2021 | Donald Trump And the GOP

CNN.com, October 24, 2021 Read the full article here.

Parental control is a smokescreen for right-wing activists

by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Oct 14, 2021 | Propaganda

CNN.com, October 14, 2021 Read the full article here.

The GOP’s violent rhetoric could make future elections much more dangerous

by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Jul 7, 2021 | Forecasts

The Washington Post, July 7, 2021 Read the full essay at The Washington Post here:

Let’s Celebrate America as a Multiracial Democracy

by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Jul 6, 2021 | Writing

Lucid Newsletter, July 6, 2021 A New Patriotism That Plays to Our Strengths as a Nation The Declaration of Independence “sounds like a fairy tale,” said Russian state television host Dmitry Kiselyov, engaging in the favorite Kremlin habit of mocking...
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