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Nonprofit magazine for those who believe that a free society is worth fighting for. Editor: @Yascha_Mounk. Subscribe ✉️: persuasion.community/subscribe
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    Feb 12, 2021
    “Too many are claiming that the SAT is a “barrier.” It’s a gateway.” In @JoinPersuasion, @robkhenderson explains why doing away with standardized testing could harm, rather than help, underprivileged students.
    Don't End Aptitude Tests
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    Apr 1, 2024
    "Everybody focuses on the content, like, 'Oh, if we could just clean up the content, it would be okay!' No, it's not the content. "This is what Marshall McLuhan and Neil Postman were trying to say: The medium is the message." @JonHaidt persuasion.community/p/haidt
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    Jul 22, 2022
    Join us at the Persuasion Festival for a conversation on mental health with @NormOrnstein and Dr. Benjamin Miller of @WellBeingTrust. Next Sunday, July 31st, 2pm Eastern. Register here 👉eventbrite.com/e/persuasion-f… Full Festival lineup here 👉persuasion.community/p/the-persuasi…
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    Jun 7, 2021
    Foster independence. Don't compel thought or speech. Take mental health seriously. In @JoinPersuasion, @thefireorg CEO @glukianoff presents his 10 principles for K-12 reform.
    The Empowering of the American Mind
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    Dec 2, 2021
    “Dictators never ask ‘why?’. It’s always ‘why not?’ And so far Putin has asked ‘why not?’ many times.” On the Good Fight podcast with @Yascha_Mounk, @Kasparov63 discusses the perils of not taking threats from authoritarians at face value. Listen here👉persuasion.community/p/kasparov
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    Nov 30, 2021
    “In 2006, we said ‘[Putin’s] regime will not leave power through elections or the normal democratic process [...]’ In the West, nobody wanted to hear it.” @Kasparov63 describes how the early warnings about Putin’s authoritarianism went unheeded. Link: persuasion.community/p/kasparov
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    Mar 17, 2021
    "In almost every city, slogans in huge letters in English are visible from the air, on roads, lakes and rivers—phrases such as “We Want Democracy.” Myanmar's democracy is under siege. @benedictrogers explains how the international community must respond.
    Don’t Ignore Myanmar
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    Jun 21, 2023
    "Even in my state comprehensive school, the kids segregated themselves on the basis of class rather than race. "I think that's indicative of a wider problem in the UK, which is that class is still one of the main social dividing lines." @tomowolade persuasion.community/p/owolade
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    Feb 23, 2022
    In November, @Kasparov63 joined @Yascha_Mounk to discuss the calculus of authoritarians like Vladimir Putin. Full conversation: persuasion.community/p/kasparov
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    Dec 2, 2021
    “Dictators never ask ‘why?’. It’s always ‘why not?’ And so far Putin has asked ‘why not?’ many times.” On the Good Fight podcast with @Yascha_Mounk, @Kasparov63 discusses the perils of not taking threats from authoritarians at face value. Listen here👉persuasion.community/p/kasparov
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    Mar 15, 2021
    Bellingcat has broken some of the world's biggest stories - and challenged everyone from Putin to Assad along the way. Join @Kasparov63 and @Yascha_Mounk tomorrow for a conversation with its founder, Eliot Higgins. eventbrite.com/e/we-are-belli…
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    Sep 5, 2020
    @NormOrnstein responds: "If Trump does leave office without being held accountable... it would establish a frightening precedent.” (2/2) Read the full article:
    Lock Him Up?
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    Jul 4, 2022
    "This idea of service led him—a young man from a grateful family—to join the military to defend American liberty." This July 4th, Khizr Khan reflects on the lessons and legacy of his son, Captain Humayun Khan, who died in defense of his adopted country.
    Khizr Khan: Why I Love America
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    Feb 8, 2023
    "Your default assumption should be the null hypothesis: this is just one more unjustified freakout by older people about 'kids these days.'" But the evidence that this time is different is very strong." Read our reprint of @JonHaidt.
    The Teen Mental Illness Epidemic Began Around 2012
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    Jul 5, 2020
    "Instead of lamenting our loss of control over the establishment, we should follow the lead of other movements that have successfully built their own counter-establishment institutions. That is the goal of @JoinPersuasion." persuasion.community/p/the-purpose-…