Archive - Persuasion

The Supreme Court Sides With the Constitution

By striking down Trump’s justification for tariffs, the justices showed that the president can’t run roughshod over Congress.

23 hrs ago • Charles Lane

The Good Fight Club: Why Japan’s “Weirdo” Victory Matters, the Rise of Chinese Soft Power, and the End of Asian Stability

Yascha Mounk, Bethany Allen, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, and Chang Che examine how Asia is preparing for a more dangerous world.

Feb 21 • Yascha Mounk

1:08:00

Gavin Newsom, You’re No Bill Clinton

Not even close.

Feb 20 • Ruy Teixeira

This Week At Persuasion

Daniel Diermeier on The Good Fight! Plus, a Zoom hangout with Francis Fukuyama.

Feb 20 • Leonora Barclay

Orbán is Trump’s Immigration Idol

But unlike Hungary, America was built on an idea—one that won’t sustain ethnic nationalism.

Feb 19 • Charles Lane

Why American Governments Can’t Get Things Done

We used to build things. Today, the state is hampered by red tape and veto points.

Feb 18 • Francis Fukuyama

The Fallacy Fallacy

Why you shouldn't go looking for faulty reasoning everywhere.

Feb 17 • Maarten Boudry

Jacob Savage on the Costs of the Great Awokening

Yascha Mounk and Jacob Savage discuss how diversity initiatives materially impacted young white men’s professional prospects in media, academia, and…

Feb 17 • Yascha Mounk

58:19

The Humanities Are About to Be Automated

AI can now write convincing academic papers. There’s no more room for denial.

Feb 16 • Yascha Mounk

How To Build An Abundance Movement in Europe

Stagnation has held the continent back for too long.

Feb 16 • Jesper Steenstrup Vogelius

Episode 181: Hélène Landemore on Politics Without Politicians

Bookstack at Persuasion is delivered to you every other Sunday at 6am EST.

Feb 15 • Richard Aldous

28:10

Daniel Diermeier on Why Universities Are Their Own Worst Enemies

Yascha Mounk and Daniel Diermeier examine how elite institutions created the backlash that now threatens their future.

Feb 14 • Yascha Mounk

1:09:10

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