Archive - Persuasion

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

What Being a Digital Nomad Taught Me About the Real World

Reflections on moving from New York to Kyrgyzstan.

Jul 27 • Sam Kahn

Josh Harder on Why America Needs to Build

In this conversation, recorded at the New Liberal Action Summit organized by the Center for New Liberalism in Washington, D.C., Francis Fukuyama…

Jul 27 • Francis Fukuyama

30:09

The Eras of Francis Fukuyama: His Life and Ideas

Francis Fukuyama discusses the experiences and individuals that shaped him.

Jul 25 • Yascha Mounk

59:42

This Week at Persuasion

London pub meet next Friday! Plus, a new episode of The Good Fight Club.

Jul 24 • Leonora Barclay

The Rise and Rise of E-Spirituality

Witches, spells, tarot are taking Gen Z by storm.

Jul 24 • Leonora Barclay

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