Ep. 386 What Fascism Is, and Why It Isn't Just a Name for Everything People May Oppose

Published: April 22, 2015, 5:01 p.m.

Terms like fascist and fascism get thrown around indiscriminately by people who know how toxic they are and who want to demonize their opponents. But almost nothing and no one accused of fascism these days has the slightest connection to genuine fascism, and the result is confusion. What was fascism really all about? Paul Gottfried joins us for a lesson in intellectual history.