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Riding Into the Sunset
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How Liberal Societies Learn
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The Kamala Gamble
Kamala Harris’ entrance shakes up the race, but she has real liabilities.
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Yascha Mounk and Matthew Yglesias discuss Kamala Harris' strengths and vulnerabilities, and what she needs to do to win.
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Eitan Hersh on the Perils of Political Hobbyism
Yascha Mounk and Eitan Hersh discuss the importance of strategic political action that focuses on goals and outcomes.
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Rachel Kleinfeld on the Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump and the Rise of Political Violence in America
In this emergency podcast, Yascha Mounk and Rachel Kleinfeld discuss how to prevent a spiral of violence.
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Elizabeth Anderson on Equality
Yascha Mounk and Elizabeth Anderson discuss why intersectionality and talk about privilege don’t help to build a more equal society.
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Francis Fukuyama on Global Chaos (and Why You Don't Need to Despair About It)
Yascha Mounk and Francis Fukuyama discuss the state of democracy around the world.
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Yascha Mounk and Yuval Levin discuss why neither Democrats nor Republicans have built a durable post-Cold War coalition—and how American politics could…
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Fields' contributions to the Great American Songbook were fundamental to the forming of our national identity.
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Real learning has become impossible in universities. DIY programs offer a better way.
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How To Put a Country Back Together
Here’s what young people need to know if they are to fix our social fabric.
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Against Mandatory DEI Statements
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Nuclear Is Back
The Biden administration gets it. Local Democrats, not so much.
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Overconfidence at the RNC
The Republican Party is ascendant but may be more frail than it looks.
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Vance the Convert
Trump’s vice presidential pick is forging a potent right-populist ideology.
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Rachel Kleinfeld on the Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump and the Rise of Political Violence in America
In this emergency podcast, Yascha Mounk and Rachel Kleinfeld discuss how to prevent a spiral of violence.
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This Is a Test for America
We are in danger of flunking it.
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Francis Fukuyama’s American Purpose Joins the Persuasion Family
And Yascha is starting a weekly column!
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