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Every authoritarian ruler has wanted a “new” Delhi. Modi’s only the latest

October 30, 2019 AuthoritarianismNarendra Modi

“Authoritarians like to leave their mark on the landscape.”

Trump’s coziness with authoritarians is backfiring spectacularly in Syria

October 30, 2019 Donald Trump and AuthoritarianismBusiness InsiderDonald Trump

“The cost of allying with autocrats like Erdogan and Putin has never been clearer.”

Staring down impeachment, Trump sees himself as a victim of historic proportions

October 20, 2019 Donald Trump and AuthoritarianismDonald TrumpThe Washington Post

“Trump’s Cult of Victimization”

An Unauthorized Biopic Of Silvio Berlusconi, Already Stranger Than Fiction

October 20, 2019 InterviewsFeaturedSilvio Berlusconi

“Berlusconi knew how to create continual moments of outrage to capture the news cycle,”

Dean Obedaillah Show, Sirius XM 10-01-2019

October 20, 2019 Donald Trump and AuthoritarianismDean ObedaillahDonald TrumpFeaturedSirius XM

“This is more of Trump’s Politics of Apocalypse.”

CNN Tonight with Don Lemon Interview, August 5, 2019

August 22, 2019 Donald Trump and AuthoritarianismCNNDon LemonFeaturedVideo

“With a white nationalist in the White House stoking hatred and 400+ million guns in circulation, America is in uncharted terrain.”

Trump used words like ‘invasion’ and ‘killer’ to discuss immigrants at rallies 500 times: USA TODAY analysis

August 22, 2019 Fascism and the Global RightDonald TrumpFeaturedUSA Today

“Trump does nothing by accident. The use of repetition – a propaganda mainstay – points to an intention by Trump to impose a way of thinking about his designated targets.”

Trump says China’s Xi should meet ‘directly and personally’ with the Hong Kong protesters to negotiate a ‘happy’ ending to the clashes – Business Insider

August 22, 2019 Fascism and the Global RightBusiness InsiderDonald TrumpFeatured

“Trump’s history of public admiration for Xi Jinping as a repressive ruler who may stay in office indefinitely sends a clear signal of approval for anything Xi does to show his strength, including any military action in Hong Kong.”