Why I Changed My Mind About AI Risk
https://www.persuasion.community/p/why-i-changed-my-mind-about-ai-risk
Published: September 21, 2026 20:15
On accelerationists and doomers.
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The Last Nail in the Coffin for Friedrich Merz
https://www.persuasion.community/p/the-last-nail-in-the-coffin-for-friedrich
Published: September 21, 2026 00:05
As the extremes rise in Germany, the chancellor has lost all authority.
Why Trump May Have Missed His Son’s Wedding
https://www.persuasion.community/p/why-trump-may-have-missed-his-sons
Published: September 20, 2026 16:35
Perhaps he didn't want to be pictured alongside a Russian oligarch.
Jerry Kaplan on Why AI Won’t Kill Us All
https://www.persuasion.community/p/jerry-kaplan
Published: September 19, 2026 10:01
Yascha Mounk and Jerry Kaplan debate whether the existential risk from AI is overstated—and if so, what we should be worrying about instead.
This Week At Persuasion
https://www.persuasion.community/p/this-week-at-persuasion-445
Published: September 18, 2026 22:01
Persuasion Vancouver is ready to launch! Plus, a London pub meet next Friday.
Congress Failed to Act on the Border
https://www.persuasion.community/p/congress-failed-to-act-on-the-border
Published: September 18, 2026 18:01
Now we’re left with the unedifying spectacle of a president tussling with the courts.
Students, Read the Canon First
https://www.persuasion.community/p/students-read-the-canon-first
Published: September 17, 2026 18:01
Critique is fine, but there’s no substitute for reading classics.
Why Everyone Is Saying AI Could Kill Us All
https://www.persuasion.community/p/why-everyone-is-saying-ai-could-kill
Published: September 16, 2026 15:05
And why we should take the risk seriously.
How To Talk to a Tyrant
https://www.persuasion.community/p/how-to-talk-to-a-tyrant
Published: September 15, 2026 21:00
Why Mark Carney knew what an ancient philosopher did not.
Liberalism’s Most Important Idea
https://www.persuasion.community/p/liberalisms-most-important-idea
Published: September 15, 2026 17:56
What we lose when we lose the idea of innate human worth.
Jacob Weisberg on the Contagion of Cowardice
https://www.persuasion.community/p/jacob-weisberg
Published: September 15, 2026 10:35
Yascha Mounk and Jacob Weisberg examine why so many powerful people and institutions capitulated to Trump the second time around.
Swarms of AI Committing Crime For Money
https://www.persuasion.community/p/swarms-of-ai-committing-crime-for
Published: September 14, 2026 13:16
It’s more likely than you think.