This Week at Persuasion

Join our online happy hour! Plus, Francis Fukuyama launches a podcast.

Competitors face off during the 64th German Fingerhakeln (finger wrestling) championships on April 27, 2025 in Rosenheim, Germany. The sport is traditional in Bavaria and Austria and dates back to the 17th century. (Photo by Sebastian Widmann/Getty Images.)

Live (In-Person) Events

• Our monthly pub get-together will be at Ye Olde Mitre in Holborn on Friday,…