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Who Is an American?
Hint: It should not be about ancestry.
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Francis Fukuyama
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Luxury Beliefs are Real
We just need a better definition. Here’s mine.
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Yascha Mounk
Riding Into the Sunset
On the universal resonance of Biden’s struggle to accept the reality of aging.
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Ethan Dodd
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This Week at Persuasion
Announcing three new additions to the Persuasion family!
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Persuasion Staff
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Matthew Yglesias on Kamala
Yascha Mounk and Matthew Yglesias discuss Kamala Harris' strengths and vulnerabilities, and what she needs to do to win.
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Yascha Mounk
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How Liberal Societies Learn
The first essay in our new series "Why Liberalism."
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Emily Chamlee-Wright
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The Kamala Gamble
Kamala Harris’ entrance shakes up the race, but she has real liabilities.
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Michael Baharaeen
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After Joe
Kamala Harris is likely to be the nominee. Here's what she needs to do to win.
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Yascha Mounk
Eitan Hersh on the Perils of Political Hobbyism
Yascha Mounk and Eitan Hersh discuss the importance of strategic political action that focuses on goals and outcomes.
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Yascha Mounk
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Nuclear Is Back
The Biden administration gets it. Local Democrats, not so much.
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Guido Núñez-Mujica
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Tribute to Dorothy Fields
Fields' contributions to the Great American Songbook were fundamental to the forming of our national identity.
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Francis Fukuyama
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Starting Over in a Dangerous Time
The past couple of weeks have been particularly tumultuous, both for the United States, and for me personally. I don’t need to contribute to the already…
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Francis Fukuyama
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