277: In the Window with Ruth Ben-Ghiat
September 13, 2023
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Episode 277 · September 13, 2023
277: In the Window with Ruth Ben-Ghiat
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277: In the Window with Ruth Ben-Ghiat
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<p>Host <a href="https://twitter.com/reedgalen">Reed Galen</a> is joined by <a href="https://twitter.com/ruthbenghiat">Ruth Ben-Ghiat</a>, Author and Professor of History and Italian Studies at New York University. They discuss the role extremist groups play in a nation’s evolution to authoritarianism, how every Trump rally since 2015 has been a radicalization site, and how the history of strongmen can inform our nation’s current political moment. If you’d like to hear more from Ruth, check out <a href="https://lucid.substack.com/">Lucid</a> (her Substack newsletter) and pick up <a href="https://wwnorton.com/books/strongmen">Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present</a>. If you’d like to ask a question or share a comment with <a href="http://lincolnproject.us">The Lincoln Project</a>, send an email to podcast@lincolnproject.us.</p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>
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