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Persuasion is a platform and community for individuals who hold three key beliefs: We aim to create a society where everyone has the freedom to pursue a meaningful life, regardless of their background. We recognize the significance of persuasive dialogue and are committed to protecting free speech and open inquiry against any threats. We strive to engage and persuade those who have differing opinions, rather than resorting to mockery or trolling. In recent years, many political and intellectual movements have leaned towards illiberalism. Advocates for free speech and democratic values have often been too passive, even resigned. It's time for those who cherish these important ideals to actively defend and promote them.

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Don’t Give Up So Quickly on the Liberal International Order

1 week ago | persuasion.community | Sam Kahn

My knowledge of Chinese history is really very limited, but I remember, when the concepts of the Spring and Autumn period and Warring States period were introduced in middle school, being somehow very impressed. The premise seemed to be that history folded neatly into eras, and each era had its own geopolitical conception to it.
Learn to Pick Up Women For $2000

1 week ago | persuasion.community | James Bloodworth

“What’s your body count?”“Two,” replies a diminutive man who has recently introduced himself as Dan. His voice is barely audible above the hum and clatter of the coffee shop. “Louder,” says the instructor with an imperious gesture of the hand. There are four of us sitting round the coffee-stained table. The two men on either side of me are wide-eyed and alert. My own hands feel hot and clammy.
Writers, Abandon Literary Prizes

2 weeks ago | persuasion.community | Sam Kahn

When I worked in documentaries, what my job seemed to be, as much as anything else, was listening to war stories from cameramen. The most gung-ho of those cameramen was, at the same time I was working with him, working on a film about the U.S. military in Afghanistan. The film was made by a hotshot director and it was like “filming with a Kalashnikov,” my cameraman said. He was doing really crazy things.
11 Theses on the Unrest in Los Angeles

2 weeks ago | persuasion.community | Isaac Saul

On Friday, amid a push from President Trump to deport unauthorized migrants en masse, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents wearing riot gear swept several locations near downtown Los Angeles, leading to the of 45 people. In response, President Trump on Saturday authorized the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops to the city, over the objections of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and California Governor Gavin Newsom.
Episode 165: Marc Fasteau and Ian Fletcher on U.S. Industrial Policy

2 weeks ago | persuasion.community | Yascha Mounk

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Mark Lynas on Nuclear War

3 weeks ago | persuasion.community | Yascha Mounk

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The End of Silicon Politics

3 weeks ago | persuasion.community | Yascha Mounk

The “HUGEst” political alliance of the century is breaking apart before our eyes in suitably spectacular fashion. For the last months, the most powerful man in the world, Donald Trump, and the richest man in the world, Elon Musk, were a political item. Musk donated large sums to Trump’s campaign, lavished the newly reelected president with praise on his social network, and neglected his companies to pursue his side quest at the helm of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
Why Woke Failed

3 weeks ago | persuasion.community | Michael Shermer

A research proposal on cosmic inflation from an acclaimed German quantum physicist is rejected because she did not address the relevance of her findings to “sex, gender, and diversity.” Could it be because… there is none? A respected peer-reviewed physics journal publishes a paper on introductory physics courses that identifies whiteboards as complicit “with white organizational cultures, where ideas and experiences gain value (become more central) when written down.” No mention of blackboards.
You’re (Probably) Thinking About Extroversion All Wrong

3 weeks ago | persuasion.community | Yascha Mounk

You’ve probably heard some version of this conversation:A: Your friend Tina was the life of the party—cracking jokes, dragging everyone to the dance floor, just a huge extrovert. B: Tina is the best! But, you know, being lively doesn’t really have anything to do with being an extrovert…A: What are you talking about? She’s like the definition of outgoing!B: Yeah, but that’s not how psychologists think about extroversion. It’s really more about how hanging out with people affects you.
David Leonhardt on Why the Left isn’t Reaching the Working Class

3 weeks ago | persuasion.community | Yascha Mounk

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