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Welcome to the Postmodern Presidency
Before there was Trump, there was French theory.
4 hrs ago
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Damon Linker
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The Islamic Republic Is More Dug in Than Ever
The propaganda war has tilted the regime’s way.
15 hrs ago
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Mitra Vand
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Jeremiah Johnson on Why Gen Z Isn’t Actually Doomed
Yascha Mounk and Jeremiah Johnson examine the disconnect between economic data and public sentiment about young Americans’ prospects.
Jun 2
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Yascha Mounk
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It’s Ideology, Stupid
Why Huntington's clash of civilizations thesis is even more wrong today than it was in 1993.
Jun 1
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Matt Johnson
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May 2026
Episode 188: Liaquat Ahamed on 1873
Bookstack at Persuasion is delivered to you every other Sunday at 6am EST.
May 31
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Richard Aldous
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Kathryn Paige Harden on How Genetics Shapes Human Behavior
Yascha Mounk and Paige Harden discuss twin studies, heritability research, and why genetic influence varies across different traits and populations.
May 30
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Yascha Mounk
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This Week at Persuasion
Starting shortly—Intellectual Bootcamp. Also, London pub meet TONIGHT!
May 29
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Leonora Barclay
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What the Pope Is Telling Us
If human worth is based on mere intelligence, there’s nothing to stop AI having a greater claim to dignity.
May 29
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Tomer Persico
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Be Excellent, Not Efficient
What I told this year's graduating class.
May 28
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Eboo Patel
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What Tunisia Teaches the United States About Democracy
It’s (still) the economy, stupid.
May 28
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Dania Arayssi
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Henry Rogers
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Ukraine and Iran are Changing Warfare
Here's what to pay attention to.
May 27
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Francis Fukuyama
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The Democrats Sabotaged Their Own Autopsy
The report into the 2024 election was perfectly fine. So why will nobody say so?
May 26
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Sam Kahn
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