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

CNN Tonight with Don Lemon, August 5, 2019

The Mueller Report Has Been Released…What’s Next? – Cheddar

“Trump will become far more aggressive in the wake of the Mueller Report.”

“Authoritarians always tell you what they are doing to do.”

World Mental Health Coalition, 2019

“Donald Trump is unfit to be President of America”

World Mental Health Coalition, 2019

“The way Benito Mussolini got power in 1922 is a cautionary tale for the rest of the 20th century and today.”

PBS, January 23, 2019

“Many of the signs and symbols of Fascism are back.”

PBS, January 19, 2019

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Authoritarianism

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Silvio Berlusconi

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Cultural Criticism

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Fascism and the Global Right
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Gender Politics

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The Authoritarian Playbook

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Academic Essay topics

Fascism and Its Memory
Fascist Cinema and Propaganda
Film and Transition to Democracy

Italian Colonialism

Ruth Ben-Ghiat

Ruth Ben-Ghiat is a historian and political commentator on fascism, authoritarian leaders, and propaganda. Her latest book, Strongmen: From Mussolini to The Present, will be published by W.W. Norton & Company in November 2020. She is Professor of History and Italian Studies at New York University, and Advisor to Protect Democracy.

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