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“The entire intellectual and epistemological structure has to be contorted to serve their ends…it’s not so much about denial as it is a reshaping of the scientific agenda.”

October 15, 2020, Rolling Stone

NYRB Profile: Why I Decided to Study Fascism

New York Review Of Books, August 31, 2020

“Trump is a chaos agent.”

The Washington Post, August 10, 2020

“Strongmen leaders incite crises so they can pose themselves as the law-and-order solution.”

The Washington Post, August 30, 2020

“[Leaders like Trump] are not there to govern, but to enrich themselves and plunder the nation.”

Washington Post, July 10, 2020

“Today, authoritarianism keeps a veneer of democracy…We are still searching for a language to describe what is unfolding.”

Los Angeles Review of Books, July 20, 2020

Ruth and Sarah Kendzior discuss Trump’s authoritarianism:

Fernand Amandi, Strange Days Podcast, July 23, 2020 Click the image to hear the discussion on Spotify:

“Many are scared to admit the truth about Trump and authoritarianism because then they might have to do something about it.”

Chauncey DeVega, The Truth Report podcast, Salon, July 23, 2020

“What is Fascism? Is Trump a Fascist?”

NPR 1A Podcast, July 27, 2020

Journalists as Hate Object

June 17, 2020

Deutsches Haus at NYU and La Maison Française NYU

“Journalists as Hate Object: Populism, Authoritarianism, and the Free Press.”

“Will Trump leave office if he loses in 2020?”

Medium.com, June 12, 2020

featured interviews

The Truth Report Podcast:

"Many are scared to admit the truth about Trump... because then they might have to do something about it."

NPR 1A Podcast:

"What is Fascism? Is Trump a Fascist?"

Slate Trumpcast:

A Historical Lens on Trump’s Authoritarianism

Ruth Ben-Ghiat