Andrew Xu

Dec 30, 2024 | persuasion.community | Andrew Xu

What a year. 2024 was heralded as the “year of elections” and it certainly lived up to its name. Around the world, incumbent parties were booted out of office by irate electorates. Some of these changes we should celebrate, while others are of deep concern. For many of us, this also felt like the first truly post-COVID year and the reemergence of normal life—even as America’s national politics continues to move in troubling directions. Persuasion has also seen a lot of changes.

Sep 9, 2024 | mironline.ca | Andrew Xu

In his final episode as host, Andrew Xu sits down once again with Vivian Wang, a China correspondent for The New York Times. They discuss the difficulties of covering the nuances of Chinese politics as a foreign correspondent, the true extent of the Chinese government’s surveillance state, and the insularity within the Chinese government’s decision-making.

Jun 20, 2024 | persuasion.community | Andrew Xu

A few months ago, Financial Times columnist John Burn-Murdoch wrote a viral piece describing the growing gender divide between the men and women of my generation (Gen Z). Its conclusions were pretty concerning: men are becoming more conservative, while women are becoming far more progressive. Why is this concerning? Simply put, the more the men and women of my generation drift apart ideologically, the harder it’ll become for us to connect with each other.

Jun 20, 2024 | open.substack.com | Andrew Xu

A few months ago, Financial Times columnist John Burn-Murdoch wrote a viral piece describing the growing gender divide between the men and women of my generation (Gen Z). Its conclusions were pretty concerning: men are becoming more conservative, while women are becoming far more progressive. Why is this concerning? Simply put, the more the men and women of my generation drift apart ideologically, the harder it’ll become for us to connect with each other.

May 1, 2024 | mironline.ca | Andrew Xu

Host Andrew Xu sits down with Richard Reeves, the President of the American Institute for Boys and Men. They discuss the underrepresentation of male students on college campuses, the significance of biological differences between boys and girls, and changes in the perception of feminism over time.