Why do people support dictators? How do dictators come to power? What’s the difference between a dictatorship, an autocracy, and authoritarianism? What are the most common personality traits found in ...

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

Authoritarianism expert Ruth Ben-Ghiat said this weekend that President Donald Trump’s use of billionaire Elon Musk to dismantle government through the so-called Department of Government Efficiency ...

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

Authoritarianism expert Ruth Ben-Ghiat spoke on MSNBC’s “The Weekend” about one particular appeal that President-elect Donald ...

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.” ...

In her newsletter, historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat highlights the central role that the spectacle plays for the autocrat-authoritarian: “Anyone who studies authoritarianism, a political system that ...

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 ...

Professor and authoritarianism scholar Ruth Ben-Ghiat joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about dictators ...

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 ...

Authoritarianism expert Ruth Ben-Ghiat said this weekend that President Donald Trump’s use of billionaire Elon Musk to dismantle government through the so-called Department of Government ...