Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler Wikimedia Commons How to cover the rise of a political leader who’s left a paper trail of anti-constitutionalism, racism and the encouragement of violence?

Mussolini’s rise to power also exemplifies another authoritarian trait America has seen during this campaign: The charismatic leader who tests the limits of what the public, press, and political ...

A new novel about the rise of fascism, written from Il Duce’s perspective, has lessons for our fragile political system.

Director Joe Wright signals his intent early on in Mussolini: Son of the Century, his eight-part series on the rise of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini. “Follow me,” Luca Marinelli, as the ...

Today’s far-right rise echoes Mussolini’s a century ago. Failing to grapple with the rise of fascism 100 years ago makes extremism likelier today.

In the Marx Brothers’ 1933 comedy Duck Soup, a strongman is named president of the fictional country of Freedonia. Chaos ensues, culminating in a war with the neighboring country of Sylvania.

Joe Wright talks about conceiving his Benito Mussolini TV series ‘M’ as a 'howl against the current rise of the far-right.' ...

Joe Wright and Luca Marinelli on Daring to Make Mussolini Charming for ‘M. Son of the Century’ 'Old Guard' star Marinelli plays the young fascist leader in his rise to power in the new limited ...

The series chronicles Benito Mussolini's rise to power and is particularly timely as populist leaders are sprouting up all over the world. Based on Italian author ...