This monograph brings together a variety of short scholarly essays on the historical and political context of the actors, ideas, and structures of legal autocracy in the first third of the 21st century. The focus is on the question of the comparative criteria in political history and political science for 20th-century fascism. The texts are part of the contemporary political “public history” presence on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rolf-ulrich-kunze-681412100/.