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Eliot Cohen on Why America Keeps Losing Wars It Should Win
Oct 17, 2026
52m 43s
David Deming on the Future of Universities in the Age of AI
Oct 13, 2026
1h 02m 06s
Why America’s Real Wealth Isn’t in Silicon Valley
Oct 10, 2026
52m 47s
Luis Garicano on Why Europe Fell Behind
Oct 6, 2026
58m 27s
Galen Druke on the Midterms
Oct 3, 2026
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| 10/17/26 |  Eliot Cohen on Why America Keeps Losing Wars It Should Win | Yascha Mounk and Eliot Cohen delve into the lost meaning of “strategy” and why Trump's Iran gambit went off the rails. Eliot A. Cohen is the Arleigh Burke chair in Strategy at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. His latest book is The Strategist: How to Think About War and Politics. In this week's conversation, Yascha Mounk and Eliot Cohen discuss what genuine strategic thinking requires, why America's war with Iran represents a failure of strategy rather than of military capability, and what Winston Churchill's wartime memoranda reveal about what good strategy actually looks like. If you have not yet signed up for our podcast, please do so now by following this link on your phone. Email: [email protected] Podcast production by Jack Shields and Leonora Barclay. Connect with us! Spotify | Apple X: @Yascha_Mounk & @JoinPersuasion YouTube: Yascha Mounk, Persuasion LinkedIn: Persuasion Community Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 52m 43s | ||||||
| 10/13/26 |  David Deming on the Future of Universities in the Age of AI | Yascha Mounk and David Deming discuss how artificial intelligence will transform research, teaching, and the economic foundations of higher education. David Deming is the Danoff Dean of Harvard College and an economist. He writes a Substack called Forked Lightning and hosts a podcast called The Context Window. In this week's conversation, Yascha Mounk and David Deming discuss why AI may force universities into a new era focused on community and virtue rather than knowledge or expertise, whether the business model of American higher education is facing existential or merely serious pressure, and how professors and students should rethink learning and assignments in an age when AI can do much of the traditional academic work. If you have not yet signed up for our podcast, please do so now by following this link on your phone. Email: [email protected] Podcast production by Jack Shields and Leonora Barclay. Connect with us! Spotify | Apple X: @Yascha_Mounk & @JoinPersuasion YouTube: Yascha Mounk, Persuasion LinkedIn: Persuasion Community Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 02m 06s | ||||||
| 10/10/26 |  Why America’s Real Wealth Isn’t in Silicon Valley | Yascha Mounk, Owen Zidar, and Eric Zwick examine how America's hidden fortunes are built on garage doors, car dealerships, and beverage distribution. Owen Zidar is a Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at Princeton University. Eric Zwick is the Joel F. Gemunder Professor of Economics and Finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. In this week's conversation, Yascha Mounk, Owen Zidar, and Eric Zwick discuss why the real concentration of American wealth lies with small business owners rather than tech billionaires, and whether entrepreneurship remains a viable path to upward mobility. If you have not yet signed up for our podcast, please do so now by following this link on your phone. Email: [email protected] Podcast production by Jack Shields and Leonora Barclay. Connect with us! Spotify | Apple X: @Yascha_Mounk & @JoinPersuasion YouTube: Yascha Mounk, Persuasion LinkedIn: Persuasion Community Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 52m 47s | ||||||
| 10/6/26 | Luis Garicano on Why Europe Fell Behind | Yascha Mounk and Luis Garicano examine why Europe missed the tech revolution—and how it might catch up. Luis Garicano is Professor of Public Policy at the London School of Economics and a co-founder of The Rhine Group. In this week’s conversation, Yascha Mounk and Luis Garicano discuss why Europe has failed to produce world-leading technology companies, whether labor market rigidities and a fragmented single market explain Europe’s innovation deficit, and how much culture versus institutions are to blame for European risk aversion. If you have not yet signed up for our podcast, please do so now by following this link on your phone. Email: [email protected] Podcast production by Mickey Freeland and Leonora Barclay. Connect with us! Spotify | Apple X: @Yascha_Mounk & @JoinPersuasion YouTube: Yascha Mounk, Persuasion LinkedIn: Persuasion Community Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 58m 27s | ||||||
| 10/3/26 |  Galen Druke on the Midterms | Yascha Mounk and Galen Druke examine why the data points to a possible blue wave—and whether the polls can be trusted. Galen Druke is the founder and host of “GD Politics,” a leading nonpartisan podcast and Substack that explains politics with curiosity, rigor, and a sense of humor. He also co-hosts the “Still Counting” podcast alongside Nate Silver and Clare Malone. In this week's conversation, Yascha Mounk and Galen Druke discuss whether Democrats are headed for a blue wave in the 2026 midterms, why the Senate map remains an uphill climb even in a favorable national environment, and what the persistent unpopularity of the Democratic Party tells us about its challenges going into the next election cycle. If you have not yet signed up for our podcast, please do so now by following this link on your phone. Email: [email protected] Podcast production by Jack Shields and Leonora Barclay. Connect with us! Spotify | Apple X: @Yascha_Mounk & @JoinPersuasion YouTube: Yascha Mounk, Persuasion LinkedIn: Persuasion Community Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 14m 43s | ||||||
| 9/29/26 |  Frank Furedi on the Case for Populism | Yascha Mounk and Frank Furedi delve into the case for populism—and clash over Viktor Orbán's Hungary. Frank Furedi, author and social commentator, is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Kent. His latest book is In Defense of Populism. In this week's conversation, Yascha Mounk and Frank Furedi discuss whether populism is a legitimate force or a threat to democracy, the impact of political polarization on mainstream parties' claim to represent ordinary citizens—and to what extent Viktor Orbán undermined democracy in Hungary. If you have not yet signed up for our podcast, please do so now by following this link on your phone. Email: [email protected] Podcast production by Mickey Freeland and Leonora Barclay. Connect with us! Spotify | Apple X: @Yascha_Mounk & @JoinPersuasion YouTube: Yascha Mounk, Persuasion LinkedIn: Persuasion Community Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 59m 01s | ||||||
| 9/26/26 |  Simon Sebag Montefiore on the Origins of the Modern Middle East | Yascha Mounk and Simon Sebag Montefiore discuss how the fall of the Ottoman Empire shaped the region we know today. Simon Sebag Montefiore is a historian and author. His latest book is The Cauldron: The Origins of the Modern Middle East. In this week's conversation, Yascha Mounk and Simon Sebag Montefiore discuss how the collapse of the Ottoman Empire gave rise to modern nationalism and ethnic cleansing in the Middle East, how the region’s history has shaped today’s conflicts, and the long-term impact of October 7. If you have not yet signed up for our podcast, please do so now by following this link on your phone. Email: [email protected] Podcast production by Mickey Freeland and Leonora Barclay. Connect with us! Spotify | Apple X: @Yascha_Mounk & @JoinPersuasion YouTube: Yascha Mounk, Persuasion LinkedIn: Persuasion Community Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 52m 19s | ||||||
| 9/23/26 | Shashank Joshi on Why Russia Won't Invade NATO—Yet | Yascha Mounk and Shashank Joshi also discuss Trump's war in the Middle East and the differences between the United States and Europe. Shashank Joshi is The Economist‘s Washington bureau chief, having previously covered defense and national security for the publication for eight years. In this week’s conversation, Yascha Mounk and Shashank Joshi discuss why Russia is escalating its hybrid warfare campaign against Europe, whether NATO’s political cohesion can survive the Trump era, and how the United States has changed over the last 20 years. If you have not yet signed up for our podcast, please do so now by following this link on your phone. Email: [email protected] Podcast production by Mickey Freeland and Leonora Barclay. Connect with us! Spotify | Apple X: @Yascha_Mounk & @JoinPersuasion YouTube: Yascha Mounk, Persuasion LinkedIn: Persuasion Community Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 47m 26s | ||||||
| 9/19/26 |  Jerry Kaplan on Why AI Won’t Kill Us All | Yascha Mounk and Jerry Kaplan debate whether the existential risk from AI is overstated—and if so, what we should be worrying about instead. Jerry Kaplan is an artificial intelligence expert, serial entrepreneur, technical innovator, educator, and author. He is currently an adjunct lecturer at Stanford University. In this week’s conversation, Yascha Mounk and Jerry Kaplan discuss why the AI “existential risk” narrative is more science fiction than science, what actually happened during the Hugging Face security incident, and how to think clearly about the real—versus imagined—dangers of AI systems. (For an alternative take on AI’s existential risk, in Persuasion this week Matt Lutz explores why it’s time to worry about AI.) If you have not yet signed up for our podcast, please do so now by following this link on your phone. Email: [email protected] Podcast production by Mickey Freeland and Leonora Barclay. Connect with us! Spotify | Apple X: @Yascha_Mounk & @JoinPersuasion YouTube: Yascha Mounk, Persuasion LinkedIn: Persuasion Community Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 05m 31s | ||||||
| 9/15/26 | Jacob Weisberg on the Contagion of Cowardice | Yascha Mounk and Jacob Weisberg examine why so many powerful people and institutions capitulated to Trump the second time around. Jacob Weisberg is the co-founder of the podcast company Pushkin Industries. He serves as Chair of The Committee to Protect Journalists and is a regular contributor to the New York Review of Books. His latest book is Profiles in Cowardice: A Study of Collaboration in the Trump Era. In this week’s conversation, Yascha Mounk and Jacob Weisberg discuss why American institutions proved far less resistant to Trump in his second term than his first, what figures like Jeff Bezos and Brad Karp reveal about the social nature of courage and cowardice, and whether Harvard’s response to the Trump administration could become a turning point for institutional resistance. If you have not yet signed up for our podcast, please do so now by following this link on your phone. Email: [email protected] Podcast production by Mickey Freeland and Leonora Barclay. Connect with us! Spotify | Apple X: @Yascha_Mounk & @JoinPersuasion YouTube: Yascha Mounk, Persuasion LinkedIn: Persuasion Community Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 00m 17s | ||||||
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| 9/12/26 |  Judith Dada on the Rise of the AfD | Yascha Mounk and Judith Dada also discuss why the tech sector is so behind in Europe—and how the continent can become dynamic again. Judith Dada is Co-CEO of Langdock, a leading European AI company, Senior Partner at Visionaries Club, an early-stage European venture capital fund, and is co-author of Europe 2031. In this week’s conversation, Yascha Mounk and Judith Dada discuss what the decline of German industry and infrastructure reveals about the broader crisis of the German model, why the European tech sector is so far behind China and the United States, and what Europe needs to change to become competitive. If you have not yet signed up for our podcast, please do so now by following this link on your phone. Email: [email protected] Podcast production by Jack Shields and Leonora Barclay. Connect with us! Spotify | Apple X: @Yascha_Mounk & @JoinPersuasion YouTube: Yascha Mounk, Persuasion LinkedIn: Persuasion Community Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 06m 53s | ||||||
| 9/8/26 | Democratic PartyTrump+3 | Sarah Longwell | The BulwarkThe Focus Group+1 | — | DemocratsTrump+5 | — | 47m 52s | ||
| 9/5/26 | leadershiphistory+3 | Jared Diamond | University of California, Los AngelesGuns, Germs, and Steel+2 | — | leadershiphistory+5 | — | 1h 00m 45s | ||
| 8/29/26 | psychopathypsychology+4 | Abigail Marsh | Georgetown UniversityAmerican Purpose+1 | London | psychopathspsychopathy quiz+4 | — | 1h 18m 13s | ||
| 8/22/26 | building skillsbig tech+4 | Francis Fukuyama | Stanford UniversityPersuasion+3 | The Abbey Centre, London | Francis FukuyamaYascha Mounk+6 | — | 52m 43s | ||
| 8/15/26 | Francis FukuyamaIraq War+5 | Francis Fukuyama | Stanford UniversityPersuasion+2 | The Abbey Centre, London | Francis FukuyamaIraq War+8 | — | 1h 02m 27s | ||
| 8/11/26 | populismilliberalism+4 | Adam Bodnar | SWPS UniversityInstitute for the Study of Modern Authoritarianism | PolandUnited States | Polandpopulism+5 | — | 1h 25m 20s | ||
| 8/8/26 | human naturepolitical thought+5 | Francis Fukuyama | Stanford UniversityPersuasion+2 | The Abbey Centre, London | politicshuman nature+6 | — | 58m 51s | ||
| 8/4/26 | liberalismeconomic growth+5 | Daron Acemoglu | MITWhat Happened to Liberal Democracy? | — | liberal democracyeconomic inequality+5 | — | 1h 17m 04s | ||
| 8/1/26 | end of historyhistorical progress+4 | Francis Fukuyama | Stanford UniversityPersuasion+3 | The Abbey Centre, London | Francis Fukuyamaend of history+6 | — | 1h 02m 03s | ||
| 7/28/26 | Weimar Republicdemocracy+4 | Katja Hoyer | King’s College LondonRoyal Historical Society+1 | GermanyBerlin | Weimar Republicdemocracy+5 | — | 1h 20m 01s | ||
| 7/25/26 |  The Eras of Francis Fukuyama: His Life and Ideas | Francis Fukuyama discusses the experiences and individuals that shaped him. Francis Fukuyama is the Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow at Stanford University. His latest book is In the Realm of the Last Man. He is also the author of the “Frankly Fukuyama” column at Persuasion. We have a treat for you today! To mark the publication of Francis Fukuyama’s memoir In the Realm of the Last Man, we’re launching a multi-part series about his intellectual eras. Here, Francis Fukuyama reflects on his life, from his family’s experience of Japanese-American internment, to surprising family secrets discovered in letters, to the political and social fallout after changing his mind about the Iraq War. Enjoying this discussion? In an event exclusively for readers of American Purpose and Persuasion, Yascha Mounk will be interviewing Francis Fukuyama about his life and thought at 5pm on Sunday, September 6 at The Abbey Centre, London. Find out more and get tickets here. Paying subscribers of Persuasion and American Purpose can access a code for a free ticket here. And, if you’ll be in Oxford, UK on Friday, September 4, Francis Fukuyama will be in conversation with Nigel Warburton about his memoir—learn more and get tickets here. We’re delighted to feature this conversation as part of our series on Liberal Virtues and Values. This series, made possible with the generous support of the John Templeton Foundation, features content making the case that liberalism has its own distinctive set of virtues and values that are capable not only of responding to the dissatisfaction that drives authoritarianism, but also of restoring faith in liberalism as an ideology worth believing in—and defending—on its own terms. If you have not yet signed up for our podcast, please do so now by following this link on your phone. Email: [email protected] Podcast production by Jack Shields and Leonora Barclay. Connect with us! Spotify | Apple X: @Yascha_Mounk & @JoinPersuasion YouTube: Yascha Mounk, Persuasion LinkedIn: Persuasion Community Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 04m 47s | ||||||
| 7/21/26 | diversitypsychological tension+3 | Claude Steele | Stanford UniversityChurn: The Absurd Abyss of Race in America | — | diversityanxiety+5 | — | 51m 32s | ||
| 7/18/26 | liberalismGen Z+4 | Francis FukuyamaLinda Chavez+1 | Stanford UniversityAmerican Purpose+3 | Washington, D.C. | liberal agendaGen Z politics+4 | — | 51m 11s | ||
| 7/14/26 | intellectual historyslavery+5 | John Harpham | University of OklahomaThe Intellectual Origins of American Slavery | — | American slaveryintellectual origins+5 | — | 1h 02m 21s | ||
| 7/11/26 | Industrial Revolutionliberalism+4 | Deirdre McCloskey | Cato InstituteJohn Templeton Foundation | Washington, D.C. | Industrial Revolutionliberalism+5 | — | 1h 05m 39s | ||
| 7/7/26 | AI transformationhuman accountability+3 | Arvind Narayanan | Princeton University | — | AItransformation+4 | — | 1h 00m 40s | ||
| 7/4/26 | American identityliberalism+5 | Ivan Krastev | Centre for Liberal StrategiesInstitute for Human Sciences (IWM)+4 | — | Americaliberalism+8 | — | 54m 01s | ||
| 6/30/26 | crimepolicing+4 | Charles Fain Lehman | Manhattan InstituteCity Journal | Baltimore | crime declinestrategic policing+4 | — | 1h 03m 52s | ||
| 6/27/26 | center-left politicsworking-class voters+4 | Matthew YglesiasClaire Ainsley | Progressive Policy InstituteJoseph Rowntree Foundation+1 | Washington, D.C. | center-leftprogressives+8 | — | 50m 41s | ||
| 6/24/26 | EuropeGeopolitics+3 | Mark Leonard | European Council on Foreign RelationsSurviving Chaos: Geopolitics When the Rules Fail | — | Europedefense+5 | — | 45m 50s | ||
| 6/20/26 | liberalismfreedom+3 | Curtis YarvinMinna Salami | Institute of Arts and Ideas | — | liberal societyfreedom+5 | — | 47m 51s | ||
| 6/9/26 | professional licensingregulatory institutions+3 | Rebecca Haw Allensworth | Persuasion CommunitySpotify+4 | — | professional licensingregulation+5 | — | 49m 29s | ||
| 6/6/26 | sex differenceshuman nature+3 | Steve Stewart-Williams | University of NottinghamThe Nature-Nurture-Nietzsche Newsletter+1 | — | sex differenceshuman nature+3 | — | 59m 59s | ||
| 6/2/26 | Gen Zeconomic data+4 | Jeremiah Johnson | Center for New LiberalismNew Liberal Podcast+2 | — | Gen Zeconomy+4 | — | 49m 03s | ||
| 5/30/26 | geneticshuman behavior+3 | Kathryn Paige Harden | University of Texas at AustinOriginal Sin: On the Genetics of Vice, the Problem of Blame, and the Future of Forgiveness | — | geneticshuman behavior+3 | — | 1h 03m 47s | ||
| 5/26/26 | George WashingtonU.S. history+3 | H.W. Brands | University of Texas at AustinAmerican Patriarch: The Life of George Washington | — | George WashingtonH.W. Brands+3 | — | 1h 17m 14s | ||
| 5/23/26 | educationdemocracy+4 | James Traub | Council on Foreign RelationsNew York Institute For The Humanities+1 | — | American classroomsprogressive pedagogy+3 | — | 53m 57s | ||
| 5/19/26 | gain-of-function researchpandemic preparedness+5 | Marc Lipsitch | Stanford UniversityCenter for International Security and Cooperation+6 | — | pandemichantavirus+6 | — | 1h 10m 43s | ||
| 5/16/26 | Trump's cultural revolutionwhite identity politics+3 | Amanda RipleyJesse Singal+1 | Good ConflictThe Atlantic+3 | — | Trumpcultural revolution+3 | — | 49m 39s | ||
| 5/12/26 | economicsorgan donation+4 | Al Roth | Stanford UniversityHarvard University+1 | — | economicsorgan sales+5 | — | 1h 02m 23s | ||
| 5/9/26 | political fragmentationpopulism+5 | Timothy Garton Ash | Homelands: A Personal History of EuropeEurope in 7½ Chapters | BritainEurope | populismEurope+5 | — | 1h 14m 29s | ||
| 5/5/26 | representation gappolitical elites+4 | Laurenz Guenther | Toulouse School of EconomicsInstitute for European Policymaking+2 | — | representationpolitics+5 | — | 57m 15s | ||
| 5/2/26 | foreign aiddevelopment+4 | Lant Pritchett | London School of EconomicsLabor Mobility Partnerships | Idaho | foreign aiddevelopment economist+4 | — | 1h 11m 35s | ||
| 4/28/26 | higher educationgrade inflation+3 | David Bromwich | Yale UniversityHazlitt: the Mind of a Critic+3 | — | universitiesacademic credibility+3 | — | 1h 01m 51s | ||
| 4/25/26 | Artificial IntelligenceEconomics+3 | Luis Garicano | London School of Economics | — | AIautomation+3 | — | 1h 09m 41s | ||
| 4/21/26 | free speechdemocracy+3 | Jacob Mchangama | The Future of Free SpeechVanderbilt University+2 | — | free speechdemocracy+3 | — | 53m 57s | ||
| 4/18/26 | conspiracy theoriestruth+3 | Michael Shermer | Skeptic magazineThe Michael Shermer Show+1 | — | conspiracy theoriestruth+5 | — | 57m 05s | ||
| 4/14/26 | democracyauthoritarianism+4 | Ivan Krastev | Centre for Liberal StrategiesInstitute for Human Sciences | HungaryIran | democracydictatorship+6 | — | 58m 26s | ||
| 4/11/26 | energy crisisfinancial markets+3 | Andrés Velasco | London School of Economics and Political ScienceThe London Consensus: Economic Principles for the 21st Century | Middle East | energy crisisfinancial crisis+3 | — | 57m 56s | ||
| 4/7/26 | assisted deathmedically assisted suicide+4 | Kathleen Stock | UnHerdThe Sunday Times+2 | — | assisted dyingliberal arguments+4 | — | 55m 40s | ||
| 4/7/26 | Democratic Partyworking-class voters+4 | Ruy Teixeira | American Enterprise InstituteThe Liberal Patriot+1 | — | Democratic Partyworking-class+5 | — | 59m 06s | ||
| 4/4/26 | AI SafetySuperintelligence+3 | Sebastian Mallaby | Council on Foreign RelationsFinancial Times+1 | — | AISuperintelligence+5 | — | 56m 53s | ||
| 3/31/26 | trade disruptioneconomic policy+4 | David Autor | MITNBER+1 | — | trade disruptioneconomic policy+4 | — | 58m 33s | ||
| 3/24/26 | populismmeritocracy+4 | David Goodhart | Policy ExchangeThe Care Dilemma: Freedom, Family and Fertility | — | populist revolteducated elite+5 | — | 1h 04m 20s | ||
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