Fascism has had a firm grip on the American imagination for one hundred years. "Increased polarization in the United States reflects Americans' deepest fears of what might be happening in the polity," says Bruce Kucklick, "The disruptive politics of Donald Trump has been grist for fascism-obsessed America." Kuklick joins us to discuss the roots of fascism in American politics and popular culture based on his new book Fascism Comes to America: A Century of Obsession in Politics and Culture (University of Chicago Press).
Bruce Kucklick is the Roy F. and Jeannette P. Nichols Professor Emeritus of American History at the University of Pennsylvania.
