Archive - Persuasion

What Hegel Knew About Trump

He stands in the eye of history’s storm—and may not even realize it.

43 mins ago • John B. Judis

Episode 184: Frank Dikötter on How Communism Conquered a Quarter of Humanity

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21 hrs ago • Richard Aldous

30:32

Sebastian Mallaby on AI Safety and the Race for Superintelligence

Yascha Mounk and Sebastian Mallaby discuss why tech leaders both fear and accelerate dangerous AI development, and whether open-source models pose…

Apr 4 • Yascha Mounk

1:12:12

This Week At Persuasion

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Apr 3 • Leonora Barclay

Chile’s Hard Right Isn’t as Trumpy as It Wants to Seem

How to keep a consensus while pretending to break it.

Apr 3 • Quico Toro

Trump Betrayed His Own National Security Strategy

There is no doctrine, just whim.

Apr 2 • Francis Fukuyama

Resisting the Third Wave of Democratic Backsliding

How democracy defenders can press their advantage. (Part 2 of 2.)

Apr 2 • Carl Gershman

The Case for Going to the Moon

Why wonder and ambition are important.

Apr 1 • Luke Hallam

March 2026

Ruy Teixeira on What the Liberal Patriot Closure Says About the Center Left

Yascha Mounk and Ruy Teixeira examine how the Democratic Party’s cultural evolution drove away working-class voters—and ask whether it may be too late…

Mar 31 • Yascha Mounk

1:08:05

Green Shoots Amid the Third Wave of Democratic Backsliding

What we can learn from the countries where autocracies are on the back foot. (Part 1 of 2.)

Mar 31 • Carl Gershman

ICE Isn’t a Quick Fix for Airport Chaos

There's a deeper issue of trust.

Mar 30 • Emily Chamlee-Wright

Why Independent Magazines Are Dying

The Liberal Patriot’s closure reveals how donor demands and foundation neglect threaten publications that challenge ideological orthodoxy.

Mar 30 • Yascha Mounk

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