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An online magazine and intellectual community devoted to revitalizing democracy and a broad political center. Owned by @frankfukuyama.bsky.social More at www.persuasion.community/s/american…

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Kraut @derparrot.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
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Europe: Don't Back Down
YouTube video by Frankly Fukuyama
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American Purpose @americanpurpose.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
@frankfukuyama.bsky.social speaks about the difficulties of nation building in Venezuela.
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The Venezuelan Trap
YouTube video by Frankly Fukuyama
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Trump and American Vetocracy: youtu.be/ksf49V3PkXM
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Trump and American Vetocracy
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American Purpose @americanpurpose.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
@frankfukuyama.bsky.social discusses how excessive proceduralism laid the groundwork for Donald Trump www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksf4...
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Trump and American Vetocracy
YouTube video by Frankly Fukuyama
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American Purpose @americanpurpose.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
@frankfukuyama.bsky.social reflects upon the end of the first year of the Trump Presidency. "I think it is very important at this juncture for former American allies not to engage in catastrophic thinking, because catastrophism could become self-fulfilling"
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Don't Catastrophize, Trump is Weakening
YouTube video by Frankly Fukuyama
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American Purpose @americanpurpose.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
In the first half of the conversation, Frank Fukuyama interviews Dan Wang on his book Breakneck. In the second part, Dan queries Frank on his view of the Chinese Communist Party, his meeting with anti-corruption chief Wang Qishan, and other topics
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Why China and the United States are Different
Francis Fukuyama interviews—and is interviewed by—Dan Wang.
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Hegseth’s Dangerous Obsession With Lethality www.persuasion.community/p/hegseths-d...
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Hegseth’s Dangerous Obsession With Lethality
The “warrior ethos” is no way to run an army.
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Henri Astier @henriastier.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Macron gets blamed for France's political chaos. But as I explain in @americanpurpose.bsky.social, that's mostly unfair - and misses the deeper problem www.persuasion.community/p/the-end-of... #Macron #Lecornu #CrisePolitique
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The End of Macronisme
Relentless instability is destroying France’s center.
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American Purpose @americanpurpose.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
"Kirk's killing on a university campus was a grave desecration—but the aftermath has been truly head-spinning. Conservatives who decried left-wing cancel culture a few years ago are calling for the firings of anyone who was insufficiently reverential in their reaction to the murder."
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Trump’s War on Universities
Under the new regime, every student becomes a possible enemy.
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American Purpose @americanpurpose.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
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It’s the Internet, Stupid
What caused the global populist wave? Blame the screens.
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American Purpose @americanpurpose.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Trump’s conservatism is not ideological, but a rejection of the entire modern world. He wants to return to a premodern system centered around a king where anyone who wants to start a business or trade goods has to show the local boss their obedience—and pay him a bribe. @tracinski.bsky.social
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When Strongmen Own the Store
Personal control over the economy is becoming Trump’s signature policy.
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American Purpose @americanpurpose.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
"The Ellison's' are more in the mode of Silvio Berlusconi’s takeover of Mediaset or Elon's purchase of Twitter. If they succeed in creating this media empire, they will control a vast array of outlets, that will allow them to directly influence American politics." @frankfukuyama.bsky.social
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Our Coming Plutocracy
Why Larry Ellison and Elon Musk threaten republican government in America.
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American Purpose @americanpurpose.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
"Officers who show loyalty through religious participation or regime support are often rewarded with early promotions or key assignments, regardless of merit."
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Survival Over Defection
Why Iran’s military elites stay loyal.
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American Purpose @americanpurpose.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
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Resisting the Maduro Dictatorship in Venezuela
YouTube video by Frankly Fukuyama
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American Purpose @americanpurpose.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
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Abundance Is a Vehicle For Community
Why investing in infrastructure can bolster a healthy liberalism.
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New Liberals 🌐 @cnliberalism.org · 05/09/2025
The legendary @frankfukuyama.bsky.social will be joining us at this year’s New Liberal Action Summit! He’ll be joining us for a discussion on the future of the center-left, at a time when liberal democracy is under threat from the populist right in every corner of the globe.
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
On firing Lisa Cook: Can Trump Do That? www.persuasion.community/p/can-trump-...
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Can Trump Do That?
What firing members of the Fed means for America.
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American Purpose @americanpurpose.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
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The Good Fight Club: The “Trump Is Dead” Conspiracy, the Big Summit Between Xi, Putin and Modi, and Firings at the CDC
Yascha Mounk, Francis Fukuyama, Mona Charen, and Russell Muirhead tackle this week’s big news.
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The UnPopulist @theunpopulist.net · 01/09/2025
FRANCIS FUKUYAMA (@frankfukuyama.bsky.social): I actually like the deep state. I think that any functioning political system has to have a civil service that meets these basic Weberian requirements of being nonpartisan, expert, professional.
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Why Courts Can't Save America From This President
Our system has depended on norms, not laws, against the abuse of executive power and those are outside the scope of the judicial branch
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American Purpose @americanpurpose.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
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Can Trump Do That?
What firing members of the Fed means for America.
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American Purpose @americanpurpose.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
"Taking the red pill today is a confusing experience. We are finding out that Neo is not fighting the machines, but actually working with them to hide reality from us." @frankfukuyama.bsky.social
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Can Trump Escape the Epstein Files?
Conspiracy theories have become an essential part of being a conservative.
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Can Trump Escape the Epstein Files? www.persuasion.community/p/can-trump-...
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Can Trump Escape the Epstein Files?
Conspiracy theories have become an essential part of being a conservative.
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American Purpose @americanpurpose.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
"Americans have taken the existence of a modern state for granted and know how to complain about it. Now they are getting what they thought they wanted." @frankfukuyama.bsky.social www.persuasion.community/p/whats-happ...
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What’s Happening to the “Deep State”?
Assaults on American state capacity are gaining steam.
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Annihilation Of Our Freedom www.persuasion.community/p/annihilati...
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Annihilation Of Our Freedom
As national police power grows, American liberty declines.
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Why agentic AI is a threat: youtu.be/Wq4t4abxE30
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Agentic AI and the Problem of Delegation
YouTube video by Frankly Fukuyama
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
What South Korea’s Election Signified www.persuasion.community/p/what-south...
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What South Korea’s Election Signified
The gender and geopolitics of Lee Jae-myung’s victory.
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American Purpose @americanpurpose.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
"To highlight just one egregious case among many, Fico-connected business people, currently under investigation by members of the European Parliament, directed €60 million from the EU’s Agricultural Payment Agency into the construction of lavish private residences." @daliborrohac.bsky.social
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The Beginning of the End for Robert Fico?
Slovakia’s prime minister is determined to pull the country towards autocracy—but the public may yet fight back.
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American Purpose @americanpurpose.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
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The Hyper-Presidency
Taking stock of Trump’s radical experiment with executive power.
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
From Georgian Dream to Georgian Nightmare www.persuasion.community/p/from-georg...
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From Georgian Dream to Georgian Nightmare
As the country slides into full authoritarianism, it is time for the international community to act.
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American Purpose @americanpurpose.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Social media platforms have long influenced global politics, but today their entanglement with power is deeper and more fraught than ever. www.persuasion.community/p/how-to-rec...
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
The Iran-Israel War Was Short. The Next One Will Not Be www.persuasion.community/p/the-iran-i...
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The Iran-Israel War Was Short. The Next One Will Not Be
Long-lasting peace will require political and ideological reform in Iran.
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American Purpose @americanpurpose.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
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The Iran-Israel War Was Short. The Next One Will Not Be
Long-lasting peace will require political and ideological reform in Iran.
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Francis Fukuyama on War in the Middle East open.substack.com/pub/yaschamo...
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Francis Fukuyama on War in the Middle East
Yascha Mounk and Francis Fukuyama also discuss whether the U.S. strikes will give Trump a popularity boost.
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American Purpose @americanpurpose.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
@joshuacitarella.bsky.social speaks with @frankfukuyama.bsky.social about democracy, neoliberalism, and abundance.
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Francis Fukuyama: History and Democracy | Doomscroll
YouTube video by Joshua Citarella
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
The problem with AI: Delegation and Destruction www.persuasion.community/p/delegation...
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Delegation and Destruction
AI’s existential threat to humanity is real. Can we resist the temptation?
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American Purpose @americanpurpose.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
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The Authoritarian Impulse Behind Trump’s “Foreign Invasion” Rhetoric
His response to the LA unrest fits a troubling pattern.
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American Purpose @americanpurpose.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
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A Knife-Edge Result in Poland
Three implications of Sunday’s election.
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
A Chilling Prediction by Leo Strauss www.persuasion.community/p/a-chilling...
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A Chilling Prediction by Leo Strauss
Today’s post-liberals hate liberalism but lack a coherent alternative.
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American Purpose @americanpurpose.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
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Georgia Tries, and Fails, to Emulate Hungary
The Trump administration has so far ignored Georgia, despite its autocratic government’s best efforts. Let’s hope it stays that way.
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Dalibor Rohac @daliborrohac.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
My latest in @americanpurpose.bsky.social www.persuasion.community/p/georgia-tr... /3
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Georgia Tries, and Fails, to Emulate Hungary
The Trump administration has so far ignored Georgia, despite its autocratic government’s best efforts. Let’s hope it stays that way.
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Against Life Extension www.persuasion.community/p/against-li...
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Against Life Extension
An argument in favor of death, disease, and mortality
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American Purpose @americanpurpose.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
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A Pivot Point for the American People
The resistance to Donald Trump gives me hope—but it's too soon to relax.
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Fear and Loathing in the Nonprofit Sector www.persuasion.community/p/fear-and-l...
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Fear and Loathing in the Nonprofit Sector
How nonprofits should respond to Donald Trump.
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Why Liberals Must Not Give Up Hope www.persuasion.community/p/why-libera...
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Why Liberals Must Not Give Up Hope
The world that existed before 2016 is not coming back. We need to work together to resist authoritarianism.
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American Purpose @americanpurpose.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Working in an NGO in the aftermath of 9/11 and Covid was extremely challenging. Nothing compares to the first months of the second Trump administration
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Fear and Loathing in the Nonprofit Sector
How nonprofits should respond to Donald Trump.
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American Purpose @americanpurpose.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Svalbard is strategically significant, and foreign powers are increasingly interested in it. www.persuasion.community/p/the-arctic...
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The Arctic’s Hot Spot
NATO needs to protect Svalbard.
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American Purpose @americanpurpose.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
@frankfukuyama.bsky.social speaks with former Georgian Ambassador to the US, Batu Kutelia about the importance of Georgia and the so-called “Middle Corridor,” and how the country is under severe pressure from Russia to re-enter the Russian strategic orbit.
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Batu Kutelia on Georgia
A new episode of the Frankly Fukuyama podcast!
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American Purpose @americanpurpose.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
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Eastern Europe Recognises the Power of NATO
Belarus is proof that a “third way” between Russia and the West does not exist.
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Francis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
It was always clear that Ukraine would never accept a former surrender of sovereignty over Crimea, yet the Trump administration has backed this Russian demand. See my discussion of this with Rose Gottemoeller: youtu.be/4MKKRZ_DfEY
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Is Trump selling out Ukraine? A conversation with Rose Gottemoeller
YouTube video by Frankly Fukuyama
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Dalibor Rohac @daliborrohac.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
No, Ukraine is not helpless and its survival strategy should not consist of accepting all of Trump's distinctly unreasonable demands. My latest for @americanpurpose.bsky.social. www.persuasion.community/p/ukraine-ho...
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Ukraine Holds More Cards Than You Think
Trump wants to throw the country under the bus—but Ukrainians and Europeans don’t have to let him.
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