Benito Mussolini, much like Donald Trump, was a kind of clown-showman narcissist who bluffed and brutalized his way to power, riding the anger of a desperate mob that knew only the persona he projected. He raped his way to an undeserved reputation as a virile "ladies' man." He...
Hired violent thugs to beat and murder his critics, as he made promise after promise to the mob that he knew he neither would, nor could, ever keep.
When the rallies ended, and it came time to perform, his incompetence and lack of substance were on full display.
He launched...
A brutal invasion of Ethiopia, because the weakest bullies always look for the weakest to prey upon. It was supposed to be an easy win, and a big parade. But Ethiopia fought hard for 7 months. An absurdly large force of 200,000 Italian soldiers, with artillery and planes were...