Ruth Ben-Ghiat 

@lucid
Historian of authoritarians, propaganda, democracy protection. NYU Professor. Book: Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present. MSNBC Columnist and commentator. Consultant for film & TV. Represented by CAA & The Gernert Company.
Latest post
States of Emergency: A Favorite Autocratic Tool
America, Ally of Autocrats
Reg. Info Today's Q&A, 1-2pmEt
Wrecking America So That Autocrats Can Prosper: My Q1 2025 Forecast
restacked
Out of Chaos and Corruption, a Revelation and a Reckoning
Reg. Info Today's Q&A, 1-2pmET
The Trump Administration's Fascist Biopolitics Aim to Weaken America
A New Kind of Coup: Trump and Musk are Updating the Autocratic Playbook
Reg. Info Tonight's Q&A, 8-9pmEt
For Trump, Democracies, not Autocracies, are the Problem
Keeping It Together as Everything Accelerates