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Episode 188: Liaquat Ahamed on 1873
Bookstack at Persuasion is delivered to you every other Sunday at 6am EST.
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Richard Aldous
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Kathryn Paige Harden on How Genetics Shapes Human Behavior
Yascha Mounk and Paige Harden discuss twin studies, heritability research, and why genetic influence varies across different traits and populations.
May 30
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Yascha Mounk
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1:14:54
This Week at Persuasion
Starting shortly—Intellectual Bootcamp. Also, London pub meet TONIGHT!
May 29
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Leonora Barclay
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What the Pope Is Telling Us
If human worth is based on mere intelligence, there’s nothing to stop AI having a greater claim to dignity.
May 29
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Tomer Persico
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Be Excellent, Not Efficient
What I told this year's graduating class.
May 28
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Eboo Patel
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What Tunisia Teaches the United States About Democracy
It’s (still) the economy, stupid.
May 28
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Dania Arayssi
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Henry Rogers
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Ukraine and Iran are Changing Warfare
Here's what to pay attention to.
May 27
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Francis Fukuyama
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The Democrats Sabotaged Their Own Autopsy
The report into the 2024 election was perfectly fine. So why will nobody say so?
May 26
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Sam Kahn
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H.W. Brands on the Making of George Washington
Yascha Mounk and H.W. Brands discuss the first U.S. president's life and legacy.
May 26
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Yascha Mounk
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1:20:08
James Traub on Why American Classrooms Are Failing Democracy
Yascha Mounk and James Traub examine how progressive teaching methods are producing citizens who can’t think critically.
May 23
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Yascha Mounk
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1:02:02
Why Trump’s Slush Fund Is So Egregious
The president plans to use tax dollars to reward his friends—and ensure the IRS never investigates him again.
May 22
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Walter Olson
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This Week at Persuasion
INTELLECTUAL BOOTCAMP TODAY AT NOON EASTERN!
May 22
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Leonora Barclay
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