Archive - Persuasion

If Mojtaba Khamenei Isn’t Leading Iran, Who Is?

Why the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps are likely making the decisions.

Mar 28 • Saeid Golkar

David Autor on the Scars That Money Can’t Heal

Yascha Mounk and David Autor explore why you can’t compensate workers for lost dignity with a check—and what that means for future economic shocks.

Mar 28 • Yascha Mounk

1:03:12

The Third Gulf War Follows Directly From the Last Two

On the escalating logic of American action in the Middle East.

Mar 27 • Seva Gunitsky

My Intelligence Isn't Artificial, Thanks

Why choosing my brain over a machine is the easiest decision I ever made.

Mar 26 • Sam Kahn

This Week At Persuasion

Quico Toro on development economics! Plus, Shashank Joshi on The Good Fight!

Mar 26 • Leonora Barclay

A Path For Europe

The Iran War poses a diplomatic dilemma. One solution is for Europeans to aid the Gulf states directly.

Mar 26 • Ines Burrell

Growth Is All You Need

How development economics forgot the most important thing.

Mar 25 • Quico Toro

Nobody Cares About Cubans

Not Trump. Not left-wing activists. And certainly not the Cuban regime.

Mar 24 • James Bloodworth

Unbalanced Powers

The saga of the Government Accountability Office tells the story of the Trump administration’s campaign for a unitary executive.

Mar 24 • Don Kettl

David Goodhart on Why the Educated Elite Lost Touch with Democracy

Yascha Mounk and David Goodhart explore how the domination of mobile, university-educated “anywheres” sparked the populist revolt.

Mar 24 • Yascha Mounk

1:14:52

The Two Nightmares of Jürgen Habermas

In remembrance of Germany's acclaimed philosopher.

Mar 23 • Joseph Heath

Episode 183: Steve Israel on the Einstein Conspiracy

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

Mar 22 • Richard Aldous

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