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Adding seats to the Supreme Court would increase polarization and reduce trust in the rule of law.
Tom Ginsburg
Apr 21Comment 8Share
Starting soon: Kara Swisher, Clay Shirky, and Yascha Mounk discuss social media, speech, and tech.
Persuasion Staff
Apr 20Comment 3Share
Redressing injustice and rebuilding community will force us all to acknowledge our shortcomings. But we have to get started.
John Wood, Jr.
Apr 19Comment 43Share
The Dangers of Bad Science and Simple SolutionsYascha Mounk and Jesse Singal discuss the reproducibility crisis in social science and how to differentiate real solutions from illusory quick fixes. 
Yascha Mounk
Apr 17CommentShare
After 20 years of war, we're in a hurry to leave. But there is still time to do it right, logistically and morally.
Michael Walzer
Apr 16Comment 5Share
The problem with "standpoint epistemology."
David Bernstein
Apr 14Comment 80Share
Book talk tomorrow! And a new event on tech and regulation with Kara Swisher and Clay Shirky.
Persuasion Staff
Apr 13CommentShare
We need to focus on cutting emissions, not on changing politics, and keep an open mind about solutions.
Zion Lights
Apr 12Comment 13Share
When Foreign Aid Fails William Easterly on why foreign aid often does as much harm as good.
Yascha Mounk
Apr 10Comment 1Share
Angela Merkel put commercial interests over liberal democratic values. Whoever succeeds her is likely to follow suit.
James Angelos
Apr 9Comment 7Share
As a teen, she transitioned to male but came to regret it. Here’s how it felt to enter history in the trans debate.
Keira Bell
Apr 7Comment 27Share
Sheri Berman on the rules of democracy, Andrew Stroehlein on forgotten tyrants, and Ian Dunt on Britain's creeping illiberalism.
Persuasion Staff
Apr 6CommentShare
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