Robert P. Jones

1 week ago | whitetoolong.net | Robert P. Jones

Hi, #WhiteTooLong readers,Yesterday, I did my first Substack LIVE video, a conversation with my friend Waj Ali. Thank you , , , , , and the more than 1,300 others others for tuning into my live video with ! For those who haven’t joined a Substack LIVE event, the easiest way to participate is to download the app for your mobile device. You’ll get a notification to join when the conversation goes live. Then, just click the button and you’re in.

2 weeks ago | whitetoolong.net | Robert P. Jones

There’s a lot going on this week, mostly centered around President Trump’s deployment of the military on US soil. On the West Coast, Trump has unilaterally deployed 4,000 national guard troops and 700 marines to Los Angeles amid protests over aggressive ICE arrests of undocumented immigrants.

2 weeks ago | whitetoolong.net | Robert P. Jones

Thanks to all the paid WTL subscribers last night who joined me for the most recent WTL Author Salon. We had a rich conversation with Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Professor of History and Italian Studies at New York University. Her latest book, a New York Times bestseller, Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present (2020; paperback with a new epilogue, 2021) examines how illiberal leaders use corruption, violence, propaganda, and machismo to stay in power, and how resistance to them has unfolded over a century.

2 weeks ago | whitetoolong.net | Robert P. Jones

There’s still time to register for the next LIVE Author Salon for WTL paid subscribers, when we’ll have a chance to talk with Ruth Ben-Ghiat, historian and scholar of authoritarianism and one of the most sought-after voices helping us understand the threats of the Trump regime in the US. Ruth and I will talk for 30 minutes and then take questions from Zoom webinar participants for the final 30 minutes. Ruth Ben-Ghiat is Professor of History and Italian Studies at New York University.

3 weeks ago | whitetoolong.net | Robert P. Jones

I’ve now had a years-long ongoing conversation about Donald Trump, white supremacy, and the Christian nationalist threat to democracy with journalist Chauncey DeVega at Salon. This week, Salon published our latest interview. I’ve included key excerpts below, and you can read the full piece here. Before I jump in, a quick reminder: I will be hold our next LIVE Author Salon on 06/10 at 7pm ET with Ruth Ben-Ghiat, historian and author of Strongmen: From Mussolini to the Present.