CBH Talk | Could It Happen Here?

Center for Brooklyn History
Center for Brooklyn History
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Published 2024-04-23
Throughout America’s history an illiberal strain of political thought has existed within our democratic society, argues Pulitzer-Prize winning historian Steven Hahn in his new book Illiberal America. We see it today in White Nationalism, “America First,'' demonization of immigrants and people of color, anti-Semitism, stand your ground laws and more. But when does illiberalism cross the line into fascism, and what are the warning signs? These are the questions that will center a conversation with Hahn and Ruth Ben-Ghiat, a leading expert on authoritarianism and democracy protection whose latest book, Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present serves, in a sense, as a wakeup call to America. Moderated by Michael Waldman, president and CEO of the Brennan Center for Justice, these experts will bring perspective to the moment we live in as American citizens debate education, guns, and abortion, and countdown to the November elections.
All Comments (4)
  • @user-tu4rn8ui9u
    Ruth Ben-Ghiat needs to be everywhere. Her analysis of Project 2025 and what it means for the rest of our lives in America is truly terrifying. The fact that it is not leading the news every day is media malpractice at the highest level.
  • @mollyshredder
    Interstingly, Eugenics is at the center of the DHS portion of Project 2025....