Benito Mussolini

Rethinking the twentieth century.

An interview with the author of "The Capital Order: How Economists Invented Austerity and Paved the Way to Fascism."

Several years before the United States officially entered World War II, Black Americans were tracking the international spread of fascism.

A new history examines their use in the past and considers their effectiveness for the future.

Ukraine’s wartime communications strategies have roots in World War II.

A new book tells the stories of four interwar writers who laid the groundwork for modern journalism.

John Gunther’s “Death Be Not Proud” defied a nation’s reluctance to describe personal loss.

Over the past century, the United States came to rely ever more on economic coercion—with questionable results.

What turned Smedley Butler into a critic of American foreign policy?

How the authors of the Depression-era “Business Plot” aimed to take power away from FDR and stop his “socialist” New Deal.

What do the two events really have in common?

Democrats’ policies aim to address societal problems to make fascism and socialism less attractive.

A conversation about whether or not the legacy of liberty can break away from racial exclusion and domination.

A conversation with Corey Robin on the surprisingly weak presidency of Donald Trump.

The verdict was unanimous.

When a converted ice cream wagon blew up in Wall Street, it was the loudest burst in a war between the Federal government and American Anarchists.

How a legacy of violent nationalism haunts the republic in the age of Trump.

Americans of the interwar period were perfectly clear about one fact we have lost sight of today: all fascism is indigenous, by definition.

The Vaudeville star was at the height of her fame in Europe when WWII struck, and used her status for the allies.

A review of Robert Dallek's book, "Franklin D. Roosevelt: A Political Life."