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Time For A Global Moratorium On Superintelligence
Advanced AI must be regulated—but the window to act is closing.
59 mins ago • Andrea Miotti
The Kennedy Center Could Have Transformed American Culture
An ode to what might have been.
3 hrs ago • joseph horowitz
Mark Leonard on Whether Europe is Doomed
Yascha Mounk and Mark Leonard discuss how the West can defend itself without America.
Jun 23 • Yascha Mounk
58:07
Israel Is the Big Loser of the Iran Deal
It’s time for Israelis to face Netanyahu’s failings.
Jun 23 • Sam Kahn
Colombia Just Elected A Maverick Lawyer As President
The country is about to find out what it means to govern without ideology.
Jun 22 • James Bosworth (Boz)
What Obama Meant
And why the social sector abandons his philosophy at its peril.
Jun 21 • 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
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