Jack Jedwab: If the United States is ‘fascist,’ what on Earth are Russia and Iran?

“When, in September 2025, Prof. Jason Stanley announced his move from Yale University to the University of Toronto, he framed the decision in stark, almost existential terms. The United States, he warned, was sliding toward fascism. He explained that his exodus to Canada was like leaving Germany during Adolf Hitler's rise. By comparing his departure from the United States to Jews fleeing Germany in the 1930s, Stanley transformed a university appointment into a dramatic indictment of America. Read More

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