Professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat On Authoritarianism, 20th Century Strongmen, Donald Trump And Our Response
A conversation with Ruth Ben-Ghiat, historian and professor of History and Italian Studies at New York University. Professor Ben-Ghiat talks to Omar Moore about authoritarianism, 20th century strongmen, Donald Trump and the news media, as well as what our response must be to the wholesale violations of any semblance of democracy in the United States. Her forthcoming book (this November) is “Strongmen: From Mussolini to the present”. Pre-order Professor Ruth’s new book at her website: https://www.ruthbenghiat.com. Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ruthbenghiat Also: A continuing look at all 50…
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