by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Jan 11, 2021 | Donald Trump, strongmen
Democracy Now, January 11, 2021...
by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | May 11, 2017 | Donald Trump
Once elites are co-opted to an authoritarian it can be very difficult for pragmatic reasons for them to jump ship. This is not, strictly speaking, a constitutional crisis in that it was perfectly legal for Trump to fire the FBI director. What’s at issue is the...