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Reg. Info Today's Q&A, 1-2pmET • And a Christmas market in Germany
Reg. Info Today's Q&A, 1-2pmET
And a Christmas market in Germany
lucid.substack.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Reg. Info Today's Q&A, 1-2pmET • And a Christmas market in Germany
Silicon Valley Fascism & Fascist Biopolitics: My Convo w/Tech Journalist Gil Durán • 30% Discount, essay roundup & Q&A video
Silicon Valley Fascism & Fascist Biopolitics: My Convo w/Tech Journalist Gil Durán
30% Discount, essay roundup & Q&A video
lucid.substack.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Silicon Valley Fascism & Fascist Biopolitics: My Convo w/Tech Journalist Gil Durán • 30% Discount, essay roundup & Q&A video
Reg. Info Tonight's Q&A, 8-9pmET • And a scenic view & childhood photo of Lake Tahoe, California
Reg. Info Tonight's Q&A, 8-9pmET
And a scenic view & childhood photo of Lake Tahoe, California
lucid.substack.com
December 7, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Reg. Info Tonight's Q&A, 8-9pmET • And a scenic view & childhood photo of Lake Tahoe, California
How the Trump Administration Innovates the Authoritarian Playbook
How the Trump Administration Innovates the Authoritarian Playbook
lucid.substack.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:02 AM
How the Trump Administration Innovates the Authoritarian Playbook
Religion and Authoritarianism: Collaboration and Resistance • Tech journalist Gil Duran is our guest on Sunday
Religion and Authoritarianism: Collaboration and Resistance
Tech journalist Gil Duran is our guest on Sunday
lucid.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Religion and Authoritarianism: Collaboration and Resistance • Tech journalist Gil Duran is our guest on Sunday
MAGA Discontent and the Autocratic Idea of Foreign Policy: My Conversation with Anand Giridharadas
MAGA Discontent and the Autocratic Idea of Foreign Policy: My Conversation with Anand Giridharadas
lucid.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:01 PM
MAGA Discontent and the Autocratic Idea of Foreign Policy: My Conversation with Anand Giridharadas
Trump's Dangerous Disregard for International Justice • A guest post by international law expert Ruti Teitel
Trump's Dangerous Disregard for International Justice
A guest post by international law expert Ruti Teitel
lucid.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Trump's Dangerous Disregard for International Justice • A guest post by international law expert Ruti Teitel
Reg. Info Today's Q&A, 1-2pmET • And a field of wildflowers in Lincoln, MA.
Reg. Info Today's Q&A, 1-2pmET
And a field of wildflowers in Lincoln, MA.
lucid.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Reg. Info Today's Q&A, 1-2pmET • And a field of wildflowers in Lincoln, MA.
Honoring Those Who Resist Putin: My Kettering Democracy Prize Speech • Yulia Navalnaya accepted the award on behalf of Alexei Navalny
Honoring Those Who Resist Putin: My Kettering Democracy Prize Speech
Yulia Navalnaya accepted the award on behalf of Alexei Navalny
lucid.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Honoring Those Who Resist Putin: My Kettering Democracy Prize Speech • Yulia Navalnaya accepted the award on behalf of Alexei Navalny
The Noose and the Swastika • MAGA's Big-Tent Racism
The Noose and the Swastika
MAGA's Big-Tent Racism
lucid.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:58 PM
The Noose and the Swastika • MAGA's Big-Tent Racism
Reg. Info Today's Q&A, 1-2pmET
Reg. Info Today's Q&A, 1-2pmET
lucid.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Reg. Info Today's Q&A, 1-2pmET
"Diplomacy"as Cover for Shakedowns & Self-Dealing; How the US is Enabling Multipolarity • And the Putin-normalizing Berlusconi precedent
"Diplomacy"as Cover for Shakedowns & Self-Dealing; How the US is Enabling Multipolarity
And the Putin-normalizing Berlusconi precedent
lucid.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:58 PM
"Diplomacy"as Cover for Shakedowns & Self-Dealing; How the US is Enabling Multipolarity • And the Putin-normalizing Berlusconi precedent
Epstein and Trump: My Conversation with Nina Burleigh, author of Trump's Women • A recording from Ruth Ben-Ghiat's live video
Epstein and Trump: My Conversation with Nina Burleigh, author of Trump's Women
A recording from Ruth Ben-Ghiat's live video
lucid.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Epstein and Trump: My Conversation with Nina Burleigh, author of Trump's Women • A recording from Ruth Ben-Ghiat's live video
Reg. Info Today's Q&A, 1-2pmET •
Reg. Info Today's Q&A, 1-2pmET
lucid.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Reg. Info Today's Q&A, 1-2pmET •
Predators & DealMakers
Predators & DealMakers
lucid.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Predators & DealMakers
Gender and Authoritarianism; Substack Live Thurs 7pmET for 5th Anniv. of Strongmen • My essay on the "toxic triad" of homophobia, hypermasculinity, misogyny.
Gender and Authoritarianism; Substack Live Thurs 7pmET for 5th Anniv. of Strongmen
My essay on the "toxic triad" of homophobia, hypermasculinity, misogyny.
lucid.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Gender and Authoritarianism; Substack Live Thurs 7pmET for 5th Anniv. of Strongmen • My essay on the "toxic triad" of homophobia, hypermasculinity, misogyny.
Intellectual Freedom in an Authoritarian Age • My Davis, Markert, Nickerson Lecture at the University of Michigan
Intellectual Freedom in an Authoritarian Age
My Davis, Markert, Nickerson Lecture at the University of Michigan
lucid.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Intellectual Freedom in an Authoritarian Age • My Davis, Markert, Nickerson Lecture at the University of Michigan
Reg. Info Today's Q&A, 1-2pmET • And a picture of interesting rock formations in Phuket
Reg. Info Today's Q&A, 1-2pmET
And a picture of interesting rock formations in Phuket
lucid.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Reg. Info Today's Q&A, 1-2pmET • And a picture of interesting rock formations in Phuket
My Conversation with Dean Obeidallah on Democratic Wins • A recording from Ruth Ben-Ghiat and Dean Obeidallah's live video
My Conversation with Dean Obeidallah on Democratic Wins
A recording from Ruth Ben-Ghiat and Dean Obeidallah's live video
lucid.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:59 PM
My Conversation with Dean Obeidallah on Democratic Wins • A recording from Ruth Ben-Ghiat and Dean Obeidallah's live video
"Both Sane and Insane": Autocratic Visions of Governance, and Chaos as a Strategy • Plus gratitude practice and a discount on paying subscriptions as a thank you
"Both Sane and Insane": Autocratic Visions of Governance, and Chaos as a Strategy
Plus gratitude practice and a discount on paying subscriptions as a thank you
lucid.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:59 PM
"Both Sane and Insane": Autocratic Visions of Governance, and Chaos as a Strategy • Plus gratitude practice and a discount on paying subscriptions as a thank you
Disengaging from Leader Cults: On the MAGA Cult, with Dr. Steve Hassan • And my essay about Fascist and other leader cults
Disengaging from Leader Cults: On the MAGA Cult, with Dr. Steve Hassan
And my essay about Fascist and other leader cults
lucid.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Disengaging from Leader Cults: On the MAGA Cult, with Dr. Steve Hassan • And my essay about Fascist and other leader cults
Protecting the Rule of Law: My Conversation with New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin
Protecting the Rule of Law: My Conversation with New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin
lucid.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Protecting the Rule of Law: My Conversation with New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin
Tyranny and Language; Orwell: 2+2=5. My Interview w/Raoul Peck • And a Substack Live tonight at 7pmET with messaging guru Anat Shenker-Osorio.
Tyranny and Language; Orwell: 2+2=5. My Interview w/Raoul Peck
And a Substack Live tonight at 7pmET with messaging guru Anat Shenker-Osorio.
lucid.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Tyranny and Language; Orwell: 2+2=5. My Interview w/Raoul Peck • And a Substack Live tonight at 7pmET with messaging guru Anat Shenker-Osorio.
Video with Anand Giridharadas; Substack Live today at 4pmET with Dr. Steven Hassan • A recording from Ruth Ben-Ghiat and Anand Giridharadas's live video
Video with Anand Giridharadas; Substack Live today at 4pmET with Dr. Steven Hassan
A recording from Ruth Ben-Ghiat and Anand Giridharadas's live video
lucid.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Video with Anand Giridharadas; Substack Live today at 4pmET with Dr. Steven Hassan • A recording from Ruth Ben-Ghiat and Anand Giridharadas's live video
TINA (There Is No Alternative) and the Leader as "A Vehicle of Divine Providence" • And my video on covering corruption and violence with an aura of holiness
TINA (There Is No Alternative) and the Leader as "A Vehicle of Divine Providence"
And my video on covering corruption and violence with an aura of holiness
lucid.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
TINA (There Is No Alternative) and the Leader as "A Vehicle of Divine Providence" • And my video on covering corruption and violence with an aura of holiness