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Tyrant, demagogue, or fascist

Yulii Nisnevich (HSE) and Andrey Ryabov (Russian Academy of Sciences): Modern Authoritarianism and Political Ideology. The politics of disclosure: Jeffrey C. Isaac on Trump’s dangerous authoritarianism. Donald Trump, pseudoauthoritarian: “His authoritarian rage thus far is mostly impotent, the president as angry Fox-News-watching grandfather screaming threats at his television that he never carries out”. Donald Trump is dangerous when he’s losing: Trump’s failures at governing feed his illiberalism. Robert Mugabe: Give Donald Trump a chance. Jasmina Tesanovic on Milosevic, Berlusconi, Trump. Trump’s news conferences look a lot like Putin’s — should you worry?

“Enemies of the people”: Trump remark echoes history's worst tyrants. Tyrant, demagogue, or fascist: Which archetype fits President Trump? Understanding neo-fascism: Romand Coles and Lia Haro on five theses for comprehending Trumpian fascism (and part 2). Richard Falk on the dismal cartography of the pre-fascist state. Amnesty report compares trends that led to Hitler’s rise to power to today’s divisive politics. Daniel Penny on #Milosexual and the aesthetics of fascism. Alexis Pauline Gumbs on Audre Lorde's ABC's of fighting fascism.