Strongmen: History Under Attack (with Ruth Ben-Ghiat)
Fascism is on the rise in the United States. Greg Olear talks to Ruth Ben-Ghiat, professor of history, expert on authoritarianism, and author of “Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present,” about Mussolini & Hitler, Putin & Trump, and the dictator’s “tools of rule.” Plus: a song about the new covid cure. Follow Ruth Ben-Ghiat: https://twitter.com/ruthbenghiat Subscribe to LUCID: https://lucid.substack.com/ Buy STRONGMEN: https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324001546 Thanks to BetterHelp for sponsoring this episode. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/greg https://www.betterhelp.com/greg Subscribe to the PREVAIL newsletter: https://gregolear.substack.com/about
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Show Notes
Fascism is on the rise in the United States. Greg Olear talks to Ruth Ben-Ghiat, professor of history, expert on authoritarianism, and author of “Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present,” about Mussolini & Hitler, Putin & Trump, and the dictator’s “tools of rule.” Plus: a song about the new covid cure.
Follow Ruth Ben-Ghiat:
https://twitter.com/ruthbenghiat
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Buy STRONGMEN:
https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324001546
Thanks to BetterHelp for sponsoring this episode. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/greg
https://www.betterhelp.com/greg
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https://gregolear.substack.com/about
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