Political scientist writing on liberal democracy, populism, and political philosophy.
Yascha Mounk and Katja Hoyer also discuss what the Islamist attack on Berlin’s Pride parade says about the state of Germany
Francis Fukuyama discusses the experiences and individuals that shaped him
Yascha Mounk and Claude Steele discuss why diversity can produce anxiety—and how it differs from prejudice
Francis Fukuyama, Linda Chavez, and Rachel Janfaza join Yascha Mounk to discuss what a radical liberal agenda might look like today
Yascha Mounk and John Harpham examine how early modern thinkers justified slavery long before modern theories of race took hold
Yascha Mounk and Deirdre McCloskey discuss why ideas, not capital accumulation, made the modern world rich
Yascha Mounk and Arvind Narayanan discuss why the real transformation from AI will take decades rather than months—and what that means for how we should prepare
Yascha Mounk and Ivan Krastev examine what the country’s founding ideals mean on its 250th anniversary
Yascha Mounk and Charles Fain Lehman explore how strategic policing drove the decline in violent crime—and why Baltimore was left behind
Matthew Yglesias, Claire Ainsley, and Yascha Mounk debate whether progressives have abandoned the working-class voters they once claimed to represent
Yascha Mounk and Mark Leonard discuss whether the West can defend itself without America
Yascha Mounk and Michael Shermer delve into the art of debunking dangerous ideas without silencing free speech