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Listen in on my chat with Prof Ruth Ben-Ghiat on her fabulous book, 'Strongmen: How they rise, How they succeed, How they fail.' Based on her  studies spanning 100 years authoritarianism around the world and Italian Fascism, authoritarianism & propaganda, Prof Ben-Ghiat could see the signs of authoritarianism in Trump. While we all thought he would become 'presidential', she was warning Americans on where he was taking the US.

Our talk goes deep into the characteristics of the authoritarian Strongman: his strengths and weaknesses and final objectives of violence and subjugation. Listen in to find out what's up next for Trump and the GOP. 

Check out CTP Notes dedicated to Strongmen on Substack for extra info.

Thank yous to Davide and Rebecca for their help on putting the pod together, and to Bensound for the music in the background.

Warm thanks for listening!
Mo