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Abundance, Hope, Homelessness
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7 hrs ago • Brian Levy
Why I'm Rooting Against My Own Country
When America bullies its allies, patriotism means supporting those who still defend liberal values.
10 hrs ago • Matt Johnson
This Week At Persuasion
Ian Bassin on The Good Fight. Plus, a London pub meet tomorrow!
Jan 22 • Leonora Barclay
Britain Has Forgotten How to Be Free
The country that gave the world liberalism now treats free speech as a dangerous luxury.
Jan 22 • Leonora Barclay
The Democratic Socialists of America Are Rejecting Democracy
DSA members are choosing to stand with a dictator instead of the Venezuelan people.
Jan 22 • Carlos Egaña
Another Reminder That Biology Matters in Elite Sports
On the pointlessness of non-binary marathon divisions.
Jan 21 • James Smoliga, DVM, PhD
Damon Linker on Why Trump 2.0 Is More Destructive Than Anyone Expected
Yascha Mounk and Damon Linker explore how this administration has surpassed even the pessimists’ predictions.
Jan 20 • Yascha Mounk
1:16:16
Beyond Race
At the end of his life, Martin Luther King Jr. focused in on poverty. So can we.
Jan 19 • John McWhorter
The Morality of a Mafia Boss
Trump wants the freedom to act how he pleases. We’re already seeing the results.
Jan 18 • Francis Fukuyama
Don’t Back Down, Europe
Trump’s tariff threats against allies should be the last straw.
Jan 18 • Francis Fukuyama
Episode 179: Georgios Varouxakis on the West
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Jan 18 • Richard Aldous
26:21
ICE Is Imposing Autocracy in Minnesota
The state has become Trump's most radical experiment with militarized government.
Jan 17 • Damon Linker
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