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

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.” ...

Ben-Ghiat talked about a “moral collapse” in the GOP and Trump’s domestication of the party until it’s “become his personal tool.” Trump “tried to overthrow the government” following his 2020 election ...

Authoritarianism expert Ruth Ben-Ghiat said this weekend that ... The chaos, keeping everyone feeling unstable?” Ben-Ghiat, the author of “Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present,” responded ...

Having bullied Congress into submission, the President and his officials have set their sights on judges and the courts ...

Columbia University on Friday gave into demands from the Trump administration when it agreed to a sweeping set of changes in ...