Benito Mussolini

Donald Trump’s victory will inevitably reopen the “fascism debate.” But does a populist whose appeal cuts across diverse groups truly fit the fascist profile?

On how Europe’s interwar period informs the present.

Bruce Kuklick traces the meaning of the term “fascist” from its origins to the present day and how it has, over the years, gradually lost its coherence.

For nearly a century, Americans have been throwing the term around—without agreeing what that means.

The fate of the League of Nations provides a stark warning about using sanctions as a tool of modern warfare.

Giles Tremlett tells the story of the foreigners who joined the first line of defense against fascism in Europe.

A new book by Ruth Ben-Ghiat discusses the past and present challenges posed by authoritarianism, but misses the conditions in which it arises.

As we confront rightwing extremism in our own time, the history of American fascist sympathy reveals a legacy worth reckoning with.

The storming of the Capitol on 6 January was not a coup. But American democracy is still in danger.

Using the word incorrectly oversimplifies history—and won't help us address our current political crisis.

Amid all the imperial aspiration, wooly-minded New Age mythologizing, and pure unadulterated commerce, the obelisk stands tall.

The National Garden of American Heroes represents a dangerous shift in values—from inquiry to reverence.

Libertarianism, fascism, and democracy.

Elon Musk’s defenders were quick to claim that his hand motion was actually an ancient “Roman salute” — but that gesture never existed.

On the lengths newspaper publishers took to reach new subscribers — and then drive them away — in the 1930s.

During the Great Depression, financial elites translated European fascism into an American form that joined high capital with lower middle-class populism.

In the early nineties, the country turned against the establishment and right-wing populists thrived. A new history reassesses their impact.

An overlooked history of selective policing at Columbia has undermined the safety of those within as well as beyond campus walls.

A new history argues that illiberalism is not a backlash but a central feature from the founding to today.

In a new book, “Did it Happen Here?,” scholars debate what the F-word conceals and what it reveals.