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THIS FRIDAY: Another pub meet-up in London! Plus our weekly virtual Happy Hour.
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Persuasion Staff
What Was the American Jew?
Reflections on the outburst of anti-Semitism on Columbia’s campus.
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Sam Kahn
26
Kant vs the Algorithm
What the German philosopher knew about independent thinking.
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Luke Hallam
5
Kwame Anthony Appiah on the Right—and Wrong—Way for Universities to Handle Identity
Yascha Mounk and Kwame Anthony Appiah discuss cultivating thick identities (and thick skins).
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Yascha Mounk
2
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A Reckoning Is Coming for the Democrats
What small towns taught me.
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Sam Kahn
14
The People Will Save the Planet, Not the Courts
The European Court of Human Rights has condemned Switzerland for its climate policy. It’s a dangerous overreach.
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François Valentin
2
What Trump Might Do in Office
Thinking through the likely scenarios.
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Michael Baharaeen
3
This Week at Persuasion
Join us in London for another pub meet-up! Plus our weekly virtual Happy Hour.
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Persuasion Staff
The Importance of Getting the Full Picture
The reaction to Nex Benedict’s tragic suicide ran ahead of the facts.
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Cathy Young
11
Vinay Prasad on What Went Wrong With COVID
Yascha Mounk and Vinay Prasad assess the strengths and weaknesses of America’s public health response.
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Yascha Mounk
19
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Social Media, Not the Economy, is Harming Teen Mental Health
Here’s the evidence.
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Jonathan Haidt
3
What Rush Hath Wrought
We continue to underestimate Rush Limbaugh’s influence on the modern right-wing style.
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Daniel Oppenheimer
28
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