Electoral Autocracy: The Ruth Ben-Ghiat Interview
Gaslit Nation
English - March 17, 2021 03:11 - 1 hour - 163 MB - ★★★★★ - 3.7K ratingsNews Government politics resist trump chalupa democracy kendzior left liberal progressive resistance Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat, author of Strongmen: From Mussolini to the Present, explains all the ways Trump and Republican leaders rely on the dictator's playbook to weaken our democracy and consolidate power. A Professor of History and Italian Studies at New York University, she provides chilling insights into Mussolini, Berlusconi, Trump, and other strongmen that ruled through destructive cults of personlity. This is a discussion not to miss.