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What Obama Meant
And why the social sector abandons his philosophy at its peril.
4 hrs ago • Eboo Patel
A Debate with Curtis Yarvin
Curtis Yarvin, Minna Salami, and Yascha Mounk discuss whether we can ever be free in a liberal society in a discussion moderated by Roger Hearing.
Jun 20 • Yascha Mounk
43:48
An Actually Popular British Politician
Andy Burnham looks ready to take down Keir Starmer. But what does he believe?
Jun 19 • François Valentin
This Week at Persuasion
London pub meet TONIGHT! Plus, Samuel Moyn on The Good Fight.
Jun 19 • Leonora Barclay
The Myth of Authoritarian Efficiency
When it comes to getting stuff done, democracies win every time.
Jun 19 • Jørgen Møller and Svend-Erik Skaaning
Brits May Soon Say Goodbye to an Anonymous Internet
The proposed under-16s curb is the latest blow to free speech in the name of safety.
Jun 18 • Sarah McLaughlin
The University As We Know It Is Finished
That’s a good thing.
Jun 17 • Nils Gilman
It’s Time For a Flexible EU
Brussels should reward Moldova’s clarity of purpose—not hold it hostage to the much harder question of Ukraine.
Jun 16 • Dalibor Rohac
Samuel Moyn on Why Old People Are Ruining America
Yascha Mounk and Sam Moyn also discuss whether some people deserve to have more votes than others.
Jun 16 • Yascha Mounk
1:24:43
The Art of the Non-Deal
With this ceasefire, Trump has capitulated to Iran.
Jun 15 • Francis Fukuyama
Protests Are Not Emotional Support Groups
Why No Kings continues to fail.
Jun 14 • Dan Storyev and Maria Kuznetsova
Why Our Flag Brings Americans Together
A day to celebrate the best parts of our nation.
Jun 14 • Rebecca Burgess
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