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Trump and Netanyahu Wanted This Man To Lead Iran
2+ hour, 33+ min ago (311+ words) Of all the names that could appear in a Western-backed plan for postwar Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad may be the strangest. The former president was once known for Holocaust denial, anti-Israel speeches, claims that gay people don't exist in Iran, support…...
Join Us At Lib Con 2026!
17+ hour, 56+ min ago (171+ words) persuasion. community Join Us At Lib Con 2026! Want to hang out with Yascha, Frank, and other leading liberal thinkers? Of course you do! This year, the theme is the Reconstruction Agenda, featuring a tour through the major branches of government,…...
Marc Lipsitch on Playing Pandemic Roulette in the Lab
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (741+ words) Marc Lipsitch is the Berberian Professor at Stanford University, with appointments in Infectious Diseases, Biology, and the Center for International Security and Cooperation. In this week's conversation, Yascha Mounk and Marc Lipsitch discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly…...
When Civilian Space Becomes a Security Weapon
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (292+ words) This article is brought to you by American Purpose, the magazine and community founded by Francis Fukuyama in 2020, which is proudly part of the Persuasion family. The use of ambulances is one of the clearest examples. Iran's military and security…...
What the Inuit Know and AI Doesn't
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (320+ words) What it really illustrated," Jobs said, was man's ability as a tool maker to fashion a tool that can amplify an inherent ability that he has. And that's exactly what we think we're doing." The computer, he said, was a…...
What John Locke Knew About Civic Leadership
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (593+ words) Today, it was my pleasure to speak at William & Mary's 2026 Commencement ceremony. The namesakes of this college played an underappreciated role in the birth of liberalism, so I'm delighted to share my remarks and their story with you now. Chancellor…...
It's Not Too Late - by Anna Grzymala-Busse
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (139+ words) This article is brought to you by American Purpose, the magazine and community founded by Francis Fukuyama in 2020, which is proudly part of the Persuasion family. Hungarians cheered, and analysts celebrated. But what does this victory mean? There are other…...
This Week At Persuasion
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (24+ words) persuasion. community This Week At Persuasion Intellectual Bootcamp TODAY at 12pm EST! Plus, Timothy Garton Ash on The Good Fight!...
RIP8. 5 - by Quico Toro
6+ day, 17+ hour ago (654+ words) Now the UN is mothballing it. Good riddance. The "8. 5" in RCP8. 5 refers to the amount of added solar energy the atmosphere will trap by 2100specifically, 8. 5 watts per square meter. That's very highlikely to bring about a shocking 5 degrees of global warming above…...
The Importance of Civic Virtue
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (280+ words) This article is brought to you by American Purpose, the magazine and community founded by Francis Fukuyama in 2020, which is proudly part of the Persuasion family. Imagine the following exercise. You are asked to write down the values you wish…...