Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
Article Source: Persuasion
03/12/2022
Russia, Today
Yascha Mounk talks with Yevgenia Albats, whose magazine was recently blocked by Putin's government, about escalating repression at home.
03/07/2022
What Is a Nation?
Putin claims he is reuniting the Russian people. But nations have never been purely about ethnicity.
03/01/2022
George Packer on the War in Ukraine
George Packer and Yascha Mounk discuss how Putin’s invasion reshapes the global struggle between democracy and autocracy
03/02/2022
Seven Days of War
David French, Sheri Berman, Edward Luce, Moisés Naím, Denise Dresser, and Persuasion editors analyze Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
01/29/2022
Javier Cercas on How to Deal With Your Nation’s Past
Javier Cercas and Yascha Mounk discuss modern Spain's transition to democracy.
01/22/2022
Ramachandra Guha on the Crisis in the World’s Largest Democracy
Ramachandra Guha and Yascha Mounk discuss Modi’s India.
01/12/2022
Fighting Fake News, In Court
A new legal aid project is helping election officials whose lives have been upturned by accusations of fraud
01/08/2022
Fiona Hill on the Working Class, Populism, and Russia
Fiona Hill and Yascha Mounk discuss growing up in the north of England and the insight it offers to contemporary politics.
01/03/2022
Opinion: Yes In My Backyard!
It’s time to get serious about solving America’s housing crisis.
12/11/2021
Jeannie Suk Gersen on the Importance of Due Process
Jeannie Suk Gersen and Yascha Mounk discuss how due process protects the most vulnerable and why it is under threat.
12/04/2021
John McWhorter on Why Woke Ideas Harm Minority Communities
John McWhorter and Yascha Mounk discuss whether "wokeness" is a religion and how it affects black Americans.
12/03/2021