Archive - Lucid

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21 hrs ago • Ruth Ben-Ghiat

From Hungary to the US, Never Give Up on Elections

Reflections on the power and meaning of elections; my convo on good governance with Jocelyn Benson

Apr 14 • Ruth Ben-Ghiat and Jocelyn Benson

19:33

Orban: Made in Hungary, America, and Russia

Turns out that self-dealing, serving the Kremlin, wrecking education, and impoverishing the country are not popular governance moves

Apr 12 • Ruth Ben-Ghiat

Q2 Premium Subscriber Gathering, May 24, 8-9pmET

Apr 11 • Ruth Ben-Ghiat

Reg. Info Today's Q&A, 1-2pmET

We talk about disinformation with F. Moser, director of How To Build a Truth Engine

Apr 10 • Ruth Ben-Ghiat

"How to Build a Truth Engine": The Fight Against Disinformation

We have exclusive clips from this new F. Moser documentary produced by G. Clooney

Apr 9 • Ruth Ben-Ghiat

Disaster Fascism: One Civilization Must Disappear So Another Can Prosper

Two Frames for Understanding Trump's Threat to Annihilate Iran; Related Convo with Ibram X. Kendi about Great Replacement Theory

Apr 7 • Ruth Ben-Ghiat

Why Protest Matters; Links to Lives with Ibram Kendi, Brad Lander, Jocelyn Benson

And an upcoming convo with Friedrich Moser, director of the new documentary How To Build a Truth Engine:

Apr 7 • Ruth Ben-Ghiat

Reg Info Tonight's Q&A, 8-9pmET

And a refreshing view of Lake Geneva

Apr 5

Thoughts on 5 Years of Lucid

And a correction: my Live with Anat Shenker-Osorio is Monday, April 6 at 8pmET

Apr 4 • Ruth Ben-Ghiat

Reg. Info Today's Q&A, 1-2pmET

And a calming view of an island in a Florida state park

Apr 3 • Ruth Ben-Ghiat

Why Autocrats Need Bunkers; David Pepper on Fallout from Trump's Recklessness

Sat. 8pmET Live with Anat Shenker-Osorio; Lucid 5th Anniv Discounts

Apr 3 • Ruth Ben-Ghiat and David Pepper

33:26

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