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America, Ally of Autocrats
This is not isolationism. It is America reorienting foreign policy to engage with autocracies as an ally.
Feb 16
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Ruth Ben-Ghiat
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Reg. Info Today's Q&A, 1-2pmEt
And a peaceful image of cows in Meagher County, Colorado
Feb 14
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Ruth Ben-Ghiat
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Wrecking America So That Autocrats Can Prosper: My Q1 2025 Forecast
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Feb 14
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Ruth Ben-Ghiat
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Out of Chaos and Corruption, a Revelation and a Reckoning
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Feb 12
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Ruth Ben-Ghiat
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Reg. Info Today's Q&A, 1-2pmET
And a dramatic view from a boat in Ventura, California
Feb 7
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Ruth Ben-Ghiat
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The Trump Administration's Fascist Biopolitics Aim to Weaken America
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Feb 5
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Ruth Ben-Ghiat
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A New Kind of Coup: Trump and Musk are Updating the Autocratic Playbook
The assault on our democracy seen through the lens of authoritarian practice
Feb 2
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Ruth Ben-Ghiat
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Reg. Info Tonight's Q&A, 8-9pmEt
And a refreshing picture of Aspen, Colorado
Feb 2
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Ruth Ben-Ghiat
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January 2025
For Trump, Democracies, not Autocracies, are the Problem
Helping autocracies "do great" may be the plan for foreign relations
Jan 31
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Ruth Ben-Ghiat
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Keeping It Together as Everything Accelerates
Clips from my Substack Live convo with Anand Giridharadas, and a Lucid promotion
Jan 28
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Ruth Ben-Ghiat
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Reg. Info Q&A Jan 26, 8-9pmET
And a dreamy picture of a lake in Iowa
Jan 26
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Ruth Ben-Ghiat
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Autocrats Want to Traumatize Us, But We Know Their Playbook and We Know Our Value
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Jan 26
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Ruth Ben-Ghiat
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