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A newsletter for big-picture thinking about autocracy and threats to democracy around the world
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This Week’s Lucid Events (opens the original)
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Welcome back to Lucid, and hello to new subscribers.Here is a free link to read an interview with me that was published on September 23, 2026 on the Die Zeit home page. We talked about American autocracy and the process of autocratic backfire that Trump is now fully in (as alluded to by the illustration). Some browsers, such as Google Chrome, have a translation function (of varying accuracy) that pops up. <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="
Has Trump Gone Full Authoritarian? With Ruth Ben Ghiat (opens the original)
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Welcome back to Lucid, and hello to all new subscribers. It is always a pleasure to speak with Wajahat Ali, publisher of The Left Hook. We talked about geopolitics, the hypocrisy of Trump’s anti-Communism for domestic purposes while at he adulates Communist dictator Xi Jinping, the lawless culture of ICE, and much more. <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PeFq!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amaz
Reg. Info Today’s Events: Q&A, 1-2pmET & 5pmET Happy Hour with Asha Rangappa (opens the original)
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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 usually there. You can also try and re-register. Don’t share this link with anyone because these Q&As are only for paying subscribers.Our guest will be Andrea C… Read more
Climate & Resistance; Sarah Wilson Video Clip (opens the original)
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Welcome back to Lucid, and hello to all new subscribers. Our next Q&A will take place on Friday, September 25, 1-2pmET. Paying subscribers will receive a link at 10amET on Friday to register for the Zoom gathering. Our guest will be journalist Andrea Chalupa. She is a journalist, the writer and producer of the thriller Mr. Jones, the host of Gaslit Nation podcast, and the author of the new book A Reasonable Guide for Unreasonable Women: 20 Steps to Find Your Purpose and Power in a World on Fire.
This Week’s Lucid Events (opens the original)
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Welcome back to Lucid, and hello to new subscribers. Here is a list of Lucid events for this week. First, for those who like to plan ahead: October 4, 8-9pmET, I’ll be in conversation with Gil Durán, longtime tech journalist and author of the bestselling book The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy.The
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