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Christopher Rufo vs. The New Yorker
Old tweets, new norms, and the 2014 tipping point.
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I'm a Space Force Colonel. Trump Fired Me for Being Transgender
Reflections on the deeply un-American trans service ban.
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Bree Fram
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AI Is Capturing Interiority
In unprecedented ways, chatbots reconfigure our inner lives.
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Daniel Barcay
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Bringing Human Nature Back In
Francis Fukuyama in the latest of our series “Why Liberalism.”
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How We Got the Internet All Wrong
It was supposed to connect us to people near and far. Instead, it turned us into tribalist, neurotic homebodies.
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Can Trump Escape the Epstein Files?
Conspiracy theories have become an essential part of being a conservative.
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Francis Fukuyama
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What’s Happening to the “Deep State”?
Assaults on American state capacity are gaining steam.
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Francis Fukuyama on Agentic AI and the Problem of Delegation
We are going to delegate too much authority to machines...
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American Purpose at Persuasion is a continuation of the magazine, media project, and intellectual community chaired by Francis Fukuyama. Includes Larry Diamond's "Diamond on Democracy" column and the "Bookstack" podcast with Richard Aldous.

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Musa Al-Gharbi on Why We Have Never Been Woke
Yascha Mounk and Musa Al-Gharbi discuss why so many members of elite groups like to pretend they’re oppressed.
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Jonathan Haidt on Why We Always Think We’re Right
Yascha Mounk and Jonathan Haidt also discuss psychological differences between the left and the right.
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Arlie Hochschild on Trump Voters, Old and New
Yascha Mounk and Arlie Hochschild discuss why white working class communities voted for Trump.
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Rules Matter More Than Rulers
A thought experiment for a post-Trump America.
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Emily Chamlee-Wright
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On Life and Death in Gaza
A doctor shares his story.
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Gen Z Has Too Much Freedom
The “anxiety generation” really is in crisis.
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Clare Ashcraft
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The Case for China’s Strength
Any attempt to understand China, and the challenge it poses to Western values, must start with an honest enumeration of its strengths.
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The Revenge Presidency
Trump’s campaign against his perceived enemies is just beginning.
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Miles Taylor
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