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Socialism Could Be the Future of the Democratic Party
We should reject the new DSA platform without underestimating its popular appeal.
10 hrs ago • Charles Lane
J.K. Rowling Is Turning A Free Speech Victory Into A Defeat
The backlash against Amnesty was justified. Suing them out of existence is not.
Jul 29 • Jacob Mchangama
Germany Has Lost the Thread on Immigration
Last week’s terror attack makes that clear.
Jul 29 • Sheri Berman
Katja Hoyer on Why We Should Stop Comparing Everything to Weimar
Yascha Mounk and Katja Hoyer also discuss what the Islamist attack on Berlin’s Pride parade says about the state of Germany.
Jul 28 • Yascha Mounk
1:46:45
What Being a Digital Nomad Taught Me About the Real World
Reflections on moving from New York to Kyrgyzstan.
Jul 27 • Sam Kahn
Josh Harder on Why America Needs to Build
In this conversation, recorded at the New Liberal Action Summit organized by the Center for New Liberalism in Washington, D.C., Francis Fukuyama…
Jul 27 • Francis Fukuyama
30:09
The Eras of Francis Fukuyama: His Life and Ideas
Francis Fukuyama discusses the experiences and individuals that shaped him.
Jul 25 • Yascha Mounk
59:42
This Week at Persuasion
London pub meet next Friday! Plus, a new episode of The Good Fight Club.
Jul 24 • Leonora Barclay
The Rise and Rise of E-Spirituality
Witches, spells, tarot are taking Gen Z by storm.
Jul 24 • Leonora Barclay
What a Teen Social Media Ban Overlooks
Childhood itself has become an incubator for anxiety.
Jul 23 • Tim Requarth
The Misguided Panic About Superintelligence
You can’t ban something that doesn’t exist.
Jul 22 • Jerry Kaplan
How the War Splits Iranians
U.S. attacks are a gift to regime hardliners.
Jul 21 • Mitra Vand
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