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This Week at Persuasion
Join our weekly virtual Happy Hour! Plus a London event with The Equiano Project.
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Persuasion Staff
The Forgotten Dispute that Could Ignite a War in South America
Here’s why Venezuelans just voted to annex most of Guyana.
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Francisco Toro
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Tara Isabella Burton on the Myth of Self-Creation
Yascha Mounk and Tara Isabella Burton discuss the shift in modern societies away from external truths to a new gospel of finding one’s authentic self.
55:22
Amanda Knox on the Harms of Public Shaming
I know what cancellation feels like. It’s rarely an appropriate response.
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Amanda Knox
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November 2023
All COPs are Bastards
The UN’s annual climate change conferences refuse to get real. Here’s what a more honest conversation would look like.
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Francisco Toro
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This Week at Persuasion
Join our weekly virtual Happy Hour!
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Persuasion Staff
The Trouble with “Bidenomics”
Voters aren't buying the administration's messaging. But staying silent on the economy may be even worse for Biden.
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Michael Baharaeen
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Tim Urban on Everything
Yascha Mounk and Tim Urban discuss making better choices, managing human foibles, and distilling big ideas into clear words.
1:12:42
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The Crisis in Medicine: A Provocation
A cardiologist argues that contemporary medicine may harm as much as help.
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Akshay Pendyal
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This Week at Persuasion
This Friday: A London pub meet-up!
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Persuasion Staff
The New Antisemitism
Jews are being attacked as the root of all Western evil.
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Tomer Persico
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Bethany Allen on How China Abuses its Economic Might
Yascha Mounk and Bethany Allen discuss the historical trajectory of the modern Chinese economy.
1:19:42
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