Nov 15, 2025
Most ViewedIs USA fascist now?
Scholars, journalists, activists and think‑tanks disagree sharply on whether the United States “is fascist now.” Some analysts and advocacy groups characterize the Trump administration and Project 202...
Ruth Ben-Ghiat
American historian and cultural critic
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32 resultsOct 18, 2025
Most ViewedWhat actions by president Trump are seen as fascist?
Multiple analyses characterize a range of President Trump’s actions and rhetoric as aligning with authoritarian or fascist patterns: these include efforts to concentrate executive power, attacks on in...
Nov 20, 2025
Most ViewedWhich current and former Democratic leaders have publicly called Donald Trump a Nazi?
Coverage shows multiple Democrats and prominent Democratic-aligned figures have described Donald Trump’s behavior or agenda as “fascist,” “authoritarian,” or likened it to Nazi Germany — with some ind...
Oct 15, 2025
What democrat leaders have called Trump a fascist or hitler
Multiple public commentators, scholars, and advocacy groups have described aspects of Donald Trump’s rhetoric and governance as or reflective of “fascist” tendencies, but direct, on-the-record instanc...
Dec 14, 2025
Did Elon Musk perform a Nazi salute or gesture in public?
Video from a January 20, 2025 inauguration rally shows Elon Musk place his right hand to his chest and then extend his right arm twice in an upward diagonal; many viewers and politicians called the mo...
Dec 15, 2025
Which US presidents have been labeled fascist and by whom?
Multiple contemporary sources show that Donald Trump has been widely labeled “fascist” or accused of exhibiting “fascistic” tendencies by journalists, scholars, politicians and opinion writers, especi...
Dec 6, 2025
Musk did a nazi salute
Elon Musk twice extended his right arm from his chest during a speech at a Trump inauguration event on January 20, 2025; multiple news outlets and historians said the motion resembled a Nazi or fascis...
Nov 8, 2025
Have historians found credible evidence of fascist tendencies in Donald Trump's rhetoric?
Historians and scholars have produced credible, repeated arguments that , including exclusionary nationalism, creation of enemies, and appeals to authoritarian strength, as articulated by figures such...
Dec 2, 2025
Is Trump a fascist
Scholars and commentators are sharply divided: many label Donald Trump’s politics and actions “authoritarian” or “fascist,” while others say that description is imprecise and prefer terms like “illibe...
Oct 19, 2025
Is trump authoritarian
Scholarly surveys and multiple reports in the supplied material conclude that elements of Donald Trump’s rhetoric, policy proposals, and governing practices have been characterized as , while at least...
Oct 18, 2025
What historical monarchs has Donald Trump been compared to by critics?
Critics and scholars have compared Donald Trump to a range of historical monarchs and authoritarian figures—most commonly Benito Mussolini, Viktor Orbán, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and, rhetorically, a kin...
Jan 13, 2026
Who are the most influential historians studying fascism?
A compact roster of scholars dominates contemporary and historical debates about fascism: Robert Paxton, Roger Griffin, Emilio Gentile, George L. Mosse, Ian Kershaw, Ruth Ben‑Ghiat, and a cluster of h...
Dec 11, 2025
Historical parallels between US parties and fascist regimes
Scholars and commentators are sharply divided over whether elements of U.S. partisan politics mirror historical fascist movements: several analysts point to Project 2025/Agenda 47, erosion of judicial...
Jan 19, 2026
Which Trump speeches contain passages scholars call fascist and what are the exact quotes?
Scholars and commentators have identified specific lines in several of Donald Trump’s speeches and posts that they describe as echoing fascist rhetoric, pointing to language that dehumanizes opponents...
Jan 12, 2026
How have historians of 1930s Europe assessed comparisons between Mussolini/Hitler and contemporary right‑wing movements like Trumpism?
Historians of 1930s Europe treat comparisons between Mussolini/Hitler and contemporary right‑wing movements such as Trumpism as analytically useful but contested: many identify thematic echoes—demagog...
Nov 24, 2025
Which public statements by Democratic leaders explicitly labeled Donald Trump a Nazi, and when were they made?
Coverage in the provided material shows many commentators and some Democratic-aligned figures have compared Donald Trump to fascists or invoked Nazi-era imagery, but explicit, attributable public stat...
Oct 24, 2025
How did Elon Musk respond to accusations of making a nazi salute?
Elon Musk publicly denied that his hand gesture was a deliberate Nazi salute, describing it as an enthusiastic, unintentional motion and urging critics to use “better dirty tricks,” while some civil-s...
Dec 15, 2025
What role did executive orders under Trump play in drawing parallels to early Nazi consolidation of power?
Scholars and commentators are drawing specific parallels between several Trump-era executive orders and early Nazi consolidation tactics — notably civil-service purges, centralizing control over indep...
Dec 13, 2025
Which of Trump's policies are most commonly compared to Nazi-era policies and why?
Comparisons most often point to three clusters of policies and behaviors: dehumanizing rhetoric toward immigrants and minorities, purges and politicization of the civil service and judiciary, and prop...
Dec 8, 2025
Is this article actually accurate or is it sensationalist? https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-donald-trump-american-democracy-us-corruption-extremism-authoritarian/
The Globe and Mail opinion piece raises alarms that the Trump administration is moving toward authoritarianism and threatening democratic norms; multiple specialist reports and analyses cited in avail...