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Rubio Wants Democracy, Trump Wants Oil
One month on, it’s clear which approach to Venezuela is winning.
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Quico Toro
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Ruud Koopmans on Immigration and Integration in Europe
Yascha Mounk and Ruud Koopmans discuss why European integration differs from the American experience.
Feb 3
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Yascha Mounk
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Don’t Call Me Francis
A transcript of a conversation I recently had with Claude.ai.
Feb 2
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Francis Fukuyama
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Stand Up To Bullies!
There is a playbook, actually, for dealing with Trump.
Feb 2
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Sam Kahn
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Episode 180: Nicolas Stavros Niarchos on the Elements of Power
Bookstack at Persuasion is delivered to you every other Sunday at 6am EST.
Feb 1
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Richard Aldous
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January 2026
Martin Wolf on Why Trump’s Economic Revolution Never Happened
Yascha Mounk and Martin Wolf also discuss the impact of artificial intelligence on the economy—and humanity.
Jan 31
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Yascha Mounk
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Wake Up, Europe
The continent must take charge of its own fate.
Jan 30
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Yascha Mounk
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Text Is (Still) King
Why the written word will never die.
Jan 29
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Adam Mastroianni
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This Week At Persuasion
Atul Gawande on The Good Fight! Plus, Francis Fukuyama on Donald Trump after Davos.
Jan 29
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Leonora Barclay
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The American People Fact-Checked Their Government
The response to the killing of Alex Pretti shows the internet at its best.
Jan 28
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Jacob Mchangama
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When Ambiguity is No Longer Strategic
Once, this approach prevented conflict between two world heavyweights. No longer.
Jan 28
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Shahn Louis
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You Should Read Colleen Hoover
Yes, really.
Jan 27
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Elizabeth Kaye Cook
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Melanie Jennings
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