Authoritarianism expert Ruth Ben-Ghiat said this weekend that President Donald Trump ’s use of billionaire Elon Musk to ...

Ben-Ghiat talked about a “moral collapse” in the GOP and Trump’s domestication of the party until it’s “become his personal ...

During his address to Congress, Trump bragged and threatened that his administration “is just getting started” ...

Authoritarianism expert Ruth Ben-Ghiat has talked about Donald Trump’s ability to emotionally manipulate his supporters and ...

On Wednesday, professor of History and Italian Studies at New York University Ruth Ben-Ghiat spoke to more than 80 attendees at Perry World House’s “Autocracy in the World” event about the recent ...

Ruth Ben-Ghiat, a professor at New York University and author of the book “Strongmen,” warns the United States is in a “democratic emergency” that is “getting worse every day.” ...

Rev. Al Sharpton, host of MSNBC’s Politics Nation and President of the National Action Network, Ruth Ben-Ghiat, history professor at New York University, and Mary McCord, MSNBC legal analyst and ...

Professor of History at New York University, Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Professor of History at New York University and Marc Elias, founder for Democracy Docket join Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House ...

Ruth Ben-Ghiat is a historian, educator, and commentator on fascism, authoritarian leaders, and propaganda — and the threats these present to democracies around the world. Professor of History ...