A newsletter for big-picture thinking about autocracy and threats to democracy around the world
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Origin Stories: How Trump Broke the GOP
Welcome back to Lucid, and hello to all new subscribers. A reminder that our next Q&A will take place on Sunday, September 6, 8-9pmET. Paying subscribers will receive a link on Sunday at 5pmET to register for the Zoom gathering.
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On Complicity: My Live with Mary Trump
Welcome back to Lucid, and hello to all new subscribers. I hope everyone is having a good weekend. A reminder that our next Q&A will take place on Sunday, September 6, 8-9pmET. We meet Sunday rather than Friday the first week of the month t...
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And a relaxing sunset from the Greek island of Hydra
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Canada in the Crosshairs: A Study in Kremlin Propaganda and MAGA Plunder
Welcome back to Lucid, and hello to all new subscribers. And a special salutation to all of my readers in Canada. No amount of social media posts showing national treasures defending their country’s honor can make this unfolding shakedown a...
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And a mesmerizing image of water
Welcome back to Lucid, and hello to all premium subscribers. I so appreciate your support of Lucid and your faith in me. Here is the link to register for tonight’s small-group zoom, 8-9pmET. Don’t share thi...
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Historian of authoritarianism and propaganda. NYT Bestseller: Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present. Now writing: Resisting Autocracy. Consultant film & TV. Rep'd by CAA & The Gernert Company.
Staff Writer at the Atlantic. Author of Autocracy, Inc, Twilight of Democracy, and three history books: Gulag, Iron Curtain, and Red Famine.
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