What Ruth Ben-Ghiat thinks about America
American historian of fascism and authoritarian leaders; professor of history and Italian studies at New York University; author of Strongmen (2020); publishes the newsletter Lucid.
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Their wordsUsing such “trial balloons” to radicalize Americans, inculcating hatred and an appetite for violence, has been a Trump campaign and governance strategy.
↗Trump’s Use of Violent Speech and Spectacles Echoes the Autocrat’s Playbooklucid.substack.com