A newsletter for big-picture thinking about autocracy and threats to democracy around the world
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Todd Blanche, the Latest Tool: How Autocrats Use Personal Lawyers
Welcome back to Lucid, and hello to all new subscribers. I hope you are enjoying the summer and making some time to relax away from the news. I am trying to spend time in nature and listen to music more.
Some upcoming Lucid events, which...
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And endless clouds and water in the Bahamas
Welcome back to Lucid, and hello to all new subscribers. Here is the link for today’s Q&A, 1-2pm ET. Be sure to check spam if you register and don’t see a join link in your inbox from Zoom. It’s...
“Let the Robots Fight”: Ukraine as a Laboratory of Warfare
Welcome back to Lucid, and hello to all new subscribers. Our next Q&A will take place on August 7, 1-2pmET. Paying subscribers will receive a link on Friday at 10amET to register for the Zoom meeting.
Our guest will be Steven A. Cash, who...
August Events; Premium Tier Subscriptions
Welcome back to Lucid, and hello to all new subscribers. I wanted to give you the monthly calendar for August, and also tell you about Lucid’s three subscription tiers. I work hard to provide you with excellent content, which leaves less ti...
Premium Tier Q&A, August 23, 8-9pmET
And some magnificent scenery from Alaska
Hello to all premium tier subscribers! You’ll be getting a post soon, directed at all subscribers, which explains the three subscription tiers and introduces people to the premium level. But I wante...
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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.
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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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