Fascism Watch: What Is Fascism and Why Is It Happening In America?

History elucidates America’s precarious position.

Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler / June 1940 / Unidentified Photographer / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain

About Fascism Watch: Given the increasing rise of far-right extremism in American politics and worldwide, I have decided to make “Fascism Watch” a regular newsletter-type installment of my writing here on Medium. Throughout my graduate studies, I have noticed…