Lucid
by Ruth Ben-GhiatLucid
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A newsletter for big-picture thinking about autocracy and threats to democracy around the world
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About Ruth Ben-Ghiat
Historian of authoritarians, propaganda, democracy protection. NYU Professor.
Book: Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present.
MSNBC Columnist and commentator. Consultant for film & TV.
Represented by CAA & The Gernert Company.
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