Strongmen — Part 1

To unlock exclusive content, visit: https://politicology.com/plus In this two-episode conversation, NYU Professor of History and Italian Studies Ruth Ben-Ghiat joins Ron Steslow to discuss her book Strongmen and what we can learn from the history of autocrats and those who stood up to them.  (02:01) Why she decided to write her book (04:18) Understanding Trump in the context of other autocratic leaders (06:29) The warning signs of strongmen as the rise to power (10:52) Why we don’t always see authoritarian leaders coming (28:48) How the pandemic accelerated democratic decline  Purchase Strongmen:  https://wwnorton.com/books/strongmen Politicology is supported by listeners like you. Can you pitch in right now at https://politicology.com/donate? Follow Ruth and Ron on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ruthbenghiat https://twitter.com/RonSteslow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices