• Ruth Ben-Ghiat: Trump’s Plan

  • Oct 10 2023
  • Length: 50 mins
  • Podcast
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Ruth Ben-Ghiat: Trump’s Plan

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  • Ruth Ben-Ghiat is an historian who specializes in authoritarianism and propaganda. Her most recent book, Strongmen: From Mussolini to the Present, examines how authoritarians use propaganda, virility, corruption, and violence to stay in power, and how they can be opposed.  In this interview, Ruth reveals how Trump and the radical right are paving a path toward authoritarianism in the US.  If you’d like to hear more from Ruth, you can subscribe to her weekly newsletter Lucid for free. Also, make sure to check out her website, ruthbenghiat.com, and follow her on Twitter @ruthbenghiat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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