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Will Trump’s Trial Deflate his Personality Cult?
Will Seeing Him Diminished Correct the GOP's TINA (There Is No Alternative) Situation?
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Video April 19 Q&A
With the authors of God, Guns, and Sedition: Far-Right Terrorism in America
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Reg. Info Today's Q&A 1-2pmET
And a refreshing stream in the Ohio woods
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Why Jack Smith's Speech Moved Me to Tears
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Rep. Matt Gaetz, Praising "Force," Goes Full Fascist at the Iowa State Fair
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Paxton Acquittal: Protecting the Lawless is what Authoritarian Parties Do
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The Small Miracle That Is Trump's Trial, And The Challenge It Poses To His Authoritarian Personality
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Trump's Holiness Rises as His Corruption is Revealed, in the Best Authoritarian Tradition
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DeSantis's Fascist-Style Macho Video; GOP 2024 as a Race to the Bottom
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The Small Miracle That Is Trump's Trial, And The Challenge It Poses To His Authoritarian Personality
Being held accountable and forced to abide by someone else's rules are intolerable outcomes for authoritarians,
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Video of Q&A April 12; Waiting and Watching in the Middle East
And a new link for the video of the April 7 Q&A with Barb McQuade
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Video April 7 Q&A & Reg. Info Q&A Today 1-2pmET
And a pastoral view from the Hudson Valley
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The Republican War on Women is Straight Out of the Authoritarian Playbook
Shaming Women and Denying their Personhood by Removing Reproductive Rights Has a Long History
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Reg. Info for Tonight's Q&A, 8-9pmET
Legal analyst Barb McQuade is our guest
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Video March 31 Q&A
With a reminder of tomorrow's Q&A and news of an upcoming NYC appearance
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Judges and Prosecutors, Targeted by Trump, Will Not Be Intimidated
They are the latest democratic heroes of Lucid
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