[DoodleBob]

Ruth Ben-Ghiat is Professor of History and Italian Studies at New York University. She writes about fascism, authoritarianism, and propaganda— and the threats these present to democracies around the world. She is the author or editor of seven books, including Fascist Modernities and Italian Fascism’s Empire Cinema, which explore the appeal of strongmen to collaborators and followers, how Fascist regimes use propaganda to construct an alternate reality, and how culture anticipated the collapse of Mussolini’s regime.

Her most recent book, Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present (2020; paperback, 2021), looks at how illiberal leaders use propaganda, corruption, violence, and machismo – and how they can be defeated. It was the first book to examine Trump in the perspective of 100 years of authoritarian history, and the first book to include masculinity as a tool of autocratic rule. In it, she predicted that if he lost the 2020 presidential election, he would not leave office quietly.

Her work has been recognized with Guggenheim, NEH, Fulbright, and other fellowships, a residency at the American Academy in Rome, and a 2023 Maggie and Dan Inouye Distinguished Chair of Democratic Ideals at the University of Hawai’i.

Ruth’s mission of civic education led her to found Lucid, a Substack newsletter on threats to democracy, in the wake of the Jan. 6 coup attempt. She advised the House Select Jan. 6 Committee and wrote a report on Donald Trump’s incitement of violence as an authoritarian strategy. And as an advisor to Protect Democracy, she was part of a 2019 Amicus Curiae brief in the context of PEN America’s lawsuit against the Trump administration’s attempts to stifle press freedoms.

Ruth is an MSNBC opinion columnist and frequently provides television commentary on that network. Her insight into the authoritarian playbook has made her an expert source for television, radio, podcasts, and online events around the globe. She gives hundreds of interviews a year and also writes for CNN, The Economist, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, and The Atlantic.

She has appeared in many documentaries about dictators and threats to democracy, such as How To Become a Tyrant, The Dictators’ Playbook, and Unfit: The Psychology of Donald Trump. She also serves as a historical consultant for film and television productions, including Guillermo del Toro’s Oscar-winning Pinocchio.

Ruth relaxes by doing yoga, traveling, spending time with family and friends, and listening to electronica.

[HighSierra5]

Bich!

[Da Coyote]

Ruth Hyphenated-name is obvously a new age “pseudo professor” with a box-top degree in underwater sex change dancing from Wazzamatta-U (any Ivy League joke home qualifies for this name).

As with all of her ilk, she is a glittering jewel of colossal ignorance. Imagine how her meager brain would explode had she attended even the most simple of frosh STEM courses.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

She also serves as a historical consultant for film and television productions, including Guillermo del Toro’s Oscar-winning Pinocchio

That would explain why that movie both sucked and blew.

[Tax-chick]

Pish-tosh.

[Trailerpark Badass]

She wants white kids to get their reparations beat-downs, to knock their white privilege out of their skulls.

[algore]

so the new definition of authoritarian is “Good Parent”

not sure I can agree, but I have been wrong before

[jacknhoo]

Why do we give these Left looney crockpots recognition is beyond me.

[KarlInOhio]

who want to indoctrinate their children via homeschooling

Whose children? Their children. Not the state's children.

[metmom]

What a load of crap!

[xp38]

she ticks an awful lot of boxes or should I say raises a lot of red flag warnings to be avoided at all costs

[nickcarraway]

“Hey, we were supposed to indoctrinate those kids!”

[blackdog]

An NYU Professor just bought a house a few doors down from me in Memphis Tennessee. He remote teaches his classes. He moved here because he says it's too costly to live in New York City. He's full libtard lefty and insults our neighbors as we are dumb southern bigots.

The first thing he did was have iron auto opening gates and fencing erected. That is bad manners around here. A Yale professor does the same thing but he didn't buy. He rents an air B&B for $250 a night and expenses it to his department. He also doesn't actually go to a classroom or lecture hall.

Seems to be selective virtue there.

[Bob434]

it’s true- homeschoolers are being indoctrinated WITH TRUTH- as opposed to public schools indoctrinating them with LIES and FILTH!

[logi_cal869]

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Indoctrination is good when we do it.

[Rummyfan]

During an American Federation of Teachers (AFT) book club meeting, Ruth Ben-Ghiat argued the recent opposition against public schooling stems originates with authoritarians who want to indoctrinate their children via homeschooling.

BUT PUBLIC SCHOOLS DO NOT INDOCTRINATE?!

Either she's stupid or just plain evil.

[lgjhn23]

“professor”, “University”.....nough said.

[Rummyfan]

She writes about fascism, authoritarianism, and propaganda— and the threats these present to democracies around the world. She is the author or editor of seven books, including Fascist Modernities and Italian Fascism’s Empire Cinema...

Total sales combined of 100 copies.

[Rummyfan]

“We not only want to help empower parents,” he said.

By letting parents choose their children's schools?! OH NO!

[Made In The USA]

So to sum it up, she produces no value whatsoever.