See why Benito Mussolini was considered a pioneer among 20th century dictators. From undermining judges to indoctrinating children, he forged key tactics for seizing power. He also created fascism ...

The Italian fascists’ pro-natalist policies are being revived today by figures from J.D. Vance to Viktor Orban and Vladimir Putin.

That is our introduction to Edda Mussolini, and her father, Benito, in Jay Nordlinger’s gripping new book Children of Monsters: An Inquiry into the Sons and Daughters of Dictators.

Although this historical photograph and several others like it are authentic, Mussolini's participation in the harvest was staged for propaganda purposes. A viral photograph claims to show the ...

The children in this metaphor, if it wasn’t clear ... he was executed in 1938 as part of Stalin’s purge.) During Benito ...

ROME, Nov. 1, 1922 (UP)-Benito Mussolini, leader of the Fascistis, was only 25 when he became editor of Avanti, the official organ of the Italian Socialist Party. The war broke his belief in the ...

In this Halloween season, it's clear what costume former President Donald Trump has donned. He is frightening millions in his ...

As we close in on Nov. 5 and Judgment Day for American democracy, the specter of Benito Mussolini's seizure of power in Italy a century ago has been keeping me up at night. The similarities with ...

I have known this all my life, but it is not until the past couple of years that I have been so aware of the power of this ...

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