On July 9th, 2026, Ekpyrosis Press author Dustin J. Byrd gave a lecture based on his recent book, The Dark Charisma of Donald Trump: Political Psychology and the MAGA Movement, at the 2nd Annual Institute for Critical Social Theory conference in Istanbul, Turkey. In his talk, he discussed the psychological profile of Donald Trump and what he thinks it means for America in Trump’s second term.
You can purchase your copy of The Dark Charisma of Donald Trump both in paperback and in hardcover.
Ekpyrosis Press author, Dr. Dustin J. Byrd, recently spoke about his book, “The Dark Charisma of Donald Trump: Political Psychology and the MAGA Movement” at the 16th annual Sakharov Conference in Vilnius, Lithuania. Numerous articles about Dr. Byrd’s work were produced from his interviews and speech. Follow the link below to the LRT article (In Lithuanian). To purchase a paperback copy of the book, follow this link: The Dark Charisma of Donald Trump.
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On January 28th, 2026, Ekpyrosis Press author, Dustin J. Byrd, discussed his book, The Dark Charisma of Donald Trump: Political Psychology and the MAGA Movement, on 990WBOB The Compass out of Rhode Island. He was joined by the host of The Compass, Kevin M. DeJesus, for their conversation on why political psychology is the most effective tool to understand the presidency of Donald Trump and his faithful devotees.
If you would like to listen to the program or download it, see 990WBOB’s The Compass here: The Psychology of MAGA
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Ekpyrosis Press’ Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Dustin J. Byrd, sat down with the critical theorist of religion and society, Rudolf J. Siebert, to discuss the ongoing threat to democracy by authoritarian movements and leaders. The discourse was also sponsored by the Institute for Critical Social Theory.
