Ruth Ben-Ghiat
@ruthbenghiat.bsky.social
Historian; Author, NYT Bestseller Strongmen; Publisher, Lucid, a Substack newsletter on authoritarianism and threats to democracy; Film & TV Consultant
How the shutdown relates to autocracy. For the tyrant Congress and Parliament are expendable. I am the only one that matters Trump tells us. We deserve good governance and leaders who care about our welfare.
November 8, 2025 at 9:44 PM
How the shutdown relates to autocracy. For the tyrant Congress and Parliament are expendable. I am the only one that matters Trump tells us. We deserve good governance and leaders who care about our welfare.
Resistance means using all the tools and spaces you have for peaceful opposition. My latest video.
October 31, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Resistance means using all the tools and spaces you have for peaceful opposition. My latest video.
Bannon says Tr*ump is acting as a vehicle of divine providence. This is an old authoritarian propaganda theme.
October 24, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Bannon says Tr*ump is acting as a vehicle of divine providence. This is an old authoritarian propaganda theme.
In protesting peacefully we reclaim our cities and communities from state brutality. These are our spaces, our homes.
October 18, 2025 at 5:09 PM
In protesting peacefully we reclaim our cities and communities from state brutality. These are our spaces, our homes.
A message of support to those protesting today and some tips drawn from the history of resistance.
June 14, 2025 at 2:08 PM
A message of support to those protesting today and some tips drawn from the history of resistance.
Flip the script on democracy's destroyers. It's Day One of the new phase of the fight for our democracy.
January 20, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Flip the script on democracy's destroyers. It's Day One of the new phase of the fight for our democracy.