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Bullet points of encouraging global trends regarding autocracy and democracy, and a coupon for 30% off one year of a paid subscription.
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Silicon Valley Fascism & Fascist Biopolitics: My Convo w/Tech Journalist Gil Durán
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Violence is Trump's Brand
Jun 3, 2024 • Ruth Ben-Ghiat
We Are Living Through Moral Collapse. How Democrats Can Strike Back
Mar 17 • Ruth Ben-Ghiat
What MAGA Did Not Want the U.S. Naval Academy to Hear
Feb 24 • Ruth Ben-Ghiat
Special Counsel Jack Smith's New Filing Reveals the Perils of Trump's Personalization of Power
Oct 4, 2024 • Ruth Ben-Ghiat
Out of Chaos and Corruption, a Revelation and a Reckoning
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A New Kind of Coup: Trump and Musk are Updating the Autocratic Playbook
Feb 2 • Ruth Ben-Ghiat
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And a scenic view & childhood photo of Lake Tahoe, California
Dec 7 • Ruth Ben-Ghiat
How the Trump Administration Innovates the Authoritarian Playbook
I wrote an essay for Project Syndicate, and it was published yesterday as their monthly Long Read.
Dec 7 • Ruth Ben-Ghiat
Religion and Authoritarianism: Collaboration and Resistance
Tech journalist Gil Duran is our guest on Sunday
Dec 4 • Ruth Ben-Ghiat
MAGA Discontent and the Autocratic Idea of Foreign Policy: My Conversation with Anand Giridharadas
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Dec 2 • Ruth Ben-Ghiat and Anand Giridharadas
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Trump's Dangerous Disregard for International Justice
A guest post by international law expert Ruti Teitel
Nov 30 • Ruti Teitel and Ruth Ben-Ghiat
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And a field of wildflowers in Lincoln, MA.
Nov 28 • Ruth Ben-Ghiat
Honoring Those Who Resist Putin: My Kettering Democracy Prize Speech
Yulia Navalnaya accepted the award on behalf of Alexei Navalny
Nov 27 • Ruth Ben-Ghiat
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