Archive - Persuasion

Putin is Running Out of Troops

As the war in Ukraine continues, Russian military recruitment is lagging.

9 hrs ago • Kathryn Stoner

The DSA Is a Menace

The movement is small but gaining influence.

11 hrs ago • Garry Kasparov

Daron Acemoglu on Why Liberalism Became a Victim of Its Own Success

Yascha Mounk and Daron Acemoglu examine how the digital age severed the link between economic growth and shared prosperity.

Aug 4 • Yascha Mounk

1:24:19

Surely Liberals Can Agree That Plagiarism Is Bad

Institutions need to uphold standards. No exceptions.

Aug 3 • Sam Kahn

Resistance to Authoritarianism Must Be Local

Lessons from recent history.

Aug 3 • Adam Fefer

The Eras of Francis Fukuyama: The End of History and the Last Man

Yascha Mounk and Francis Fukuyama examine what people still get wrong about “the end of history.”

Aug 1 • Yascha Mounk

1:09:50

July 2026

This Week at Persuasion

London pub meet TONIGHT! Plus, a new series about the eras of Francis Fukuyama on The Good Fight!

Jul 31 • Leonora Barclay

Trump Has Revolutionized Executive Power

It will take a supreme act of will for the next administration to put the genie back in the bottle.

Jul 31 • Francis Fukuyama

Socialism Could Be the Future of the Democratic Party

We should reject the new DSA platform without underestimating its popular appeal.

Jul 30 • 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

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