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Strongmen Mussolini to the Present

Ruth Ben-Ghiat

What modern authoritarian leaders have in common (and how they can be stopped). Ruth Ben-Ghiat is the expert on the "strongman" playbook employed by authoritarian demagogues from Mussolini to Putin―enabling her to predict with uncanny accuracy the recent experience in America and Europe. In

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This book discusses the history of strongmen, from Mussolini to the present day, and was mentioned as relevant to understanding the recent insurrection at the US Capitol. The author, Ruth Ben-Ghiat, was interviewed on the podcast to provide historical context.

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Shouldn't your book been called Mussolini to the president?

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This book discusses the history of strongmen, from Mussolini to the present day, and was mentioned as relevant to understanding the recent insurrection at the US Capitol. The author, Ruth Ben-Ghiat, was interviewed on the podcast to provide historical context.

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Shouldn't your book been called Mussolini to the president?

Yes, some interviewers make a slip and do Mussolini to the president. But that's basically what it is.

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