Trump's USA — is it fascism yet? Masha Gessen, Anna Funder, Jason Stanley
He’s been called a “hypercapitalist”, a “new authoritarian” and a “post fascist”. Twelve months into Donald Trump’s second term as United States President, he has certainly reshaped the country and the world in ways that have shocked and surprised. So how should we understand his political ideology?
The conversation Is It Fascism Yet? was recorded at the Sydney Opera House on 28 September 2025.
Speakers
Jason Stanley Professor of Philosophy and Linguistics, Chair of American Studies at the University of Toronto Author, How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them, Erasing History: How…
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