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The Gap in Today’s Journalism

Yascha’s personal reflections on the purpose of Persuasion and the state of our intellectual life, as we cross 50,000 subscribers.

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Yascha Mounk
Mar 21, 2024
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Persuasion just passed a remarkable milestone: We now have over 50,000 subscribers.

Those of you reading this live in all 50 states. You are based in countries including Sweden and Turkey, Mexico and South Korea. You are truck drivers and CEOs, students and professors. You are proud atheists and devout Christians, Marx…

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