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Americans are more grounded in reality than we think.

Oct 20

Sign up for a book club with Steven Pinker!

Persuasion Staff

Oct 19

A student has three proposals.

Oct 18

Francis Fukuyama’s Defense of Liberalism 🎧 | Francis Fukuyama and Yascha Mounk on how to make the case for liberalism.

Oct 16

Netflix defended Dave Chappelle because it happened to serve its bottom line. But a real commitment to free speech can’t turn on commercial incentives.

Oct 15

A newly united opposition has a real chance of winning the next elections. But Viktor Orbán has taken steps to ensure his survival.

Oct 13

Sign up for a book club with Steven Pinker!

Persuasion Staff

Oct 12

Four rules to improve reporting about risk.

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Tracy Beth Høeg

Oct 11

Caitlin Flanagan on Free Speech and America’s Future 🎧 | Caitlin Flanagan and Yascha Mounk discuss the importance of protecting the rights of our opponents.

Oct 9

At a time when the world needs new ways to connect, there are fewer opportunities for people whose life's work is to help us do precisely that.

Oct 8

Robust free expression is worth defending, even if it comes with significant costs and tradeoffs.

Jacob Mchangama

Oct 6

Sign up for a book club with Steven Pinker!

Persuasion Staff

Oct 5

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