But in the world of twentieth century dictators, Benito Mussolini was a pioneer. He created fascism, a movement that would plunge most of Europe into darkness. From undermining judges to ...
the movement birthed in Mussolini’s private circles of veterans only a few years earlier bloomed into an international curiosity, “Fascism.” In the United States, American opinion- makers exhibited ...
He noted that Trump sometimes juts out his chin, though he isn’t prone to tearing off his shirt and bare his chest, like Mussolini did. Kertzer said that fascism involved “a one-party state ...
At Mussolini’s urging ... not just their active supporters but everyday citizens. Today, the term fascism has taken on a looser political definition and is often evoked as a catch-all for ...