American Purpose

A statement on the future of American Purpose from Chairman of the Board, Francis Fukuyama americanpurpose.com/articles/a-new…

An impotent announcement: New Beginning for American Purpose americanpurpose.com/articles/a-new…

As July 4th approaches, so do the banal PR statements from fundraisers and political leaders. Is there something more we can hope for from our civic leaders? americanpurpose.com/articles/to-ma…

@MattHansonAF reviews @Steven_Hyden latest book on Bruce Springsteen's iconic album, "Born in the U.S.A" and the American heartland that inspired it americanpurpose.com/articles/sprin…

It's the Internet, Dummy! americanpurpose.com/blog/fukuyama/…

It’s been 100 years since Franz Kafka's death. Known for living a life filled with angst and alienation, the real Kafka was surprisingly complex. americanpurpose.com/articles/the-m…

Putin and Xi are both building more nukes. What should this mean for the United States and its allies asks @HenrySokolski americanpurpose.com/articles/time-…

“Given Khamenei’s agenda and pattern of behavior, he will not choose a candidate this election cycle who will change course as the next president.” @KasraAarabi and I share our analysis of the election in #Iran tomorrow with @americanpurpose. americanpurpose.com/articles/irans…

The Devils (are already) Gone to Georgia, where they're looking for a democracy to steal. @DaliborRohac americanpurpose.com/articles/the-d…

Evolving energy strategies and diplomatic maneuvers among several former Soviet republics in Central Asia are reshaping the region's political dynamics—away from Moscow says @nikola_mikovic americanpurpose.com/articles/russi…

For “a generation that knows what it means to be subject to dictatorship," it is " a moral imperative for us to fight, day after day, to perfect our democracy” & to help young people "understand that life without freedom makes no sense.” @americanpurpose americanpurpose.com/articles/mario…

The Western world is about to lose Georgia, and acting strikingly blasé about it. What would it take to bring it back? My latest in @americanpurpose. americanpurpose.com/articles/the-d…

"If Russia suffers a defeat in Ukraine, and if it does not achieve any of its goals in the Eastern European country, most, if not all of Moscow’s allies will turn their back on the Kremlin." My latest @americanpurpose ⬇️ americanpurpose.com/articles/russi…

Skewed foreign agent laws that draw a false equivalency to democratic law are all the rage among autocrats. Read more in a new @americanpurpose article by @ThinkDemocracy's #AbigailSkalka: buff.ly/3UESgoB

americanpurpose.com/podcasts/james… We’ve now reached a point where “solidarity is sought *only* within political tribes and not within the nation as a whole,” @iasculture’s @James_DHunter tells Richard Aldous during @americanpurpose’s Bookstack podcast …

Bulgaria, once a staunch ally of the Soviet Union, now grapples with acknowledging its past and the lasting impact of its Soviet-era gulags americanpurpose.com/articles/revis…

Hollow Rebels americanpurpose.com/articles/hollo…

@gabeschoenfeld reviews Robert Kagan's “Rebellion” that traces the deep-seated conflict between liberalism and antiliberalism from the inception of the United States to the present day. americanpurpose.com/articles/hollo…

@FukuyamaFrancis is back this week to take on those who believe he should recant his "end of history" thesis. americanpurpose.com/articles/bored…

Listen to @ftripodi talk about right-wing narratives and her book The Propagandists' Playbook: How Conservative Elites Manipulate Search and Threaten Democracy over at @americanpurpose ow.ly/79IW50KT5yV