Essays & Op-Eds

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What the Authoritarian Playbook Tells Us About Netanyahu, Israel’s Strongman

Haaretz, August 14, 2023

Netanyahu the Vengeful Strongman

Haaretz, August 14, 2023

Trump’s plans for 2025 sound like a vengeful disaster

MSNBC, July 19, 2023

Why Erdogan’s win isn’t all it seems

CNN.com, May 29, 2023

How the Strong Woman Took on the Wannabe Strongman — and Won

MSNBC, October 23, 2022

The GOP might have a new neo-fascist fave

MSNBC, September 27, 2022

The Return of Fascism in Italy

The Atlantic, September 23, 2022

Marine Le Pen: A Next-Wave Authoritarian Selling Hate With a Feminine Touch

Lucid, April 26, 2022

Putin Thinks He’s the Hero of Russia’s story. He Couldn’t be more Wrong.

MSNBC, February 26, 2022

Putin Thinks He’s the Hero of Russia’s Story. He Couldn’t be More Wrong

Shortly before he invaded Ethiopia in 1935, Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini stated, “I follow my instincts, and I am never wrong.”

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