Archive - Persuasion

Adrian Wooldridge on the Lost Genius of the Political Center

Yascha Mounk and Adrian Wooldridge explore how liberalism reinvented itself through past crises—and what that means for its survival today.

Mar 14 • Yascha Mounk

1:13:34

How Trans Activism Became So Radical

The trans movement won the lottery. Then they lost it all.

Mar 13 • Jamie Paul

How Not To Do Regime Change

Nearly two weeks in, it’s clear just how ill thought-through Trump’s regional war is.

Mar 12 • Francis Fukuyama

The Bourgeoisie Has Switched Sides

What happens when elites all believe the same thing.

Mar 11 • Yascha Mounk

The End of “Legitimacy”

The United States has forfeited its moral high ground.

Mar 10 • Sam Kahn

What Regime Change Could Mean for Iran

The Islamic Republic enters a moment that could quickly become a legitimacy crisis.

Mar 10 • Saeid Golkar

A Very Brief Interview with Klaus Schwab

The founder of the World Economic Forum asked me for a blurb. I offered him an interview. 20 minutes in, he cut it short.

Mar 10 • Yascha Mounk

21:47

North Korea Was Right About Nuclear Weapons

Mar 9 • Shahn Louis

Expecting Iran to Unconditionally Surrender Is a Fool’s Errand

Mar 9 • Francis Fukuyama

Episode 182: Christopher Clark on A Scandal in Königsberg

Bookstack at Persuasion is delivered to you every other Sunday at 6am EST.

Mar 8 • Richard Aldous

26:42

Dean Ball on Who Should Control AI

Yascha Mounk and Dean Ball examine how the fight over autonomous weapons and mass surveillance reveals the impossible choices facing American AI policy.

Mar 7 • Yascha Mounk

1:34:56

This Week At Persuasion

The Book Club is back! Plus, Francis Fukuyama on Western Civilization.

Mar 6 • Leonora Barclay

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