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Olga and Mo are joined by Ruth Ben-Ghiat, an NYU professor and scholar on fascism and authoritarian leaders. Her articles are published in national and international media outlets with a column on CNN. Her latest book, "Strongmen: From Mussolini to the Present," examines how illiberal leaders use corruption, violence, propaganda, and machismo to stay in power, and how resistance to them has unfolded over a century.
Ruth's Lucid Substack: https://lucid.substack.com/p/welcome-to-lucid?s=r
Ruth's website: https://ruthbenghiat.com/
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Olga and Mo are joined by Ruth Ben-Ghiat, an NYU professor and scholar on fascism and authoritarian leaders. Her articles are published in national and international media outlets with a column on CNN. Her latest book, "Strongmen: From Mussolini to the Present," examines how illiberal leaders use corruption, violence, propaganda, and machismo to stay in power, and how resistance to them has unfolded over a century.
Ruth's Lucid Substack: https://lucid.substack.com/p/welcome-to-lucid?s=r
Ruth's website: https://ruthbenghiat.com/
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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