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Have You Read the Identity Trap? Then Start Here.
An introduction to Persuasion.
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Yascha Mounk
Two Cheers for the French Revolution
Americans misunderstand France’s important—and complicated—place in the history of liberalism.
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Cathy Young
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David Axelrod on 2024
Listen now (54 mins) | Yascha Mounk and David Axelrod reflect on the last decade of American politics and discuss a Democratic strategy for the future.
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The Neoracists
 • John McWhorter
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Keira Bell: My Story
 • Keira Bell
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Why I'm Losing Trust in the Institutions
 • Yascha Mounk
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A Taxonomy of Fear
 • Emily Yoffe
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The Warped Vision of “Anti-Racism”
 • Batya Ungar-Sargon
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What Lockdown Did to Africa
Only debt forgiveness can bring the continent out of its lingering economic crisis.
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Toby Green
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Bring Back Countervailing Power
A new ethos of wage boards and worker power would help right the injustices in our economy.
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Michael Lind
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India Eyes a New Identity
The government’s preoccupation with “Bharat” caps a nativist surge under Modi.
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Debasish Roy Chowdhury
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Rory Stewart on How Not to Be a Politician
Listen now (57 mins) | Yascha Mounk and Rory Stewart discuss the pitfalls of political life and how to drive change.
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Donald Trump’s Politics of the Berserk
Why Trump's rivals for the GOP nomination stand no chance.
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Damon Linker
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In Defense of the Human Brain
It’s a mistake to outsource our creative and critical thinking tasks to AI.
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Talia Barnes
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Stop Denmark's New Blasphemy Ban
An open letter.
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