Political scientist writing on liberal democracy, populism, and political philosophy.
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
Yascha Mounk and Jacob Mchangama discuss how democracies and dictatorships alike have turned against online speech freedom
Curtis Yarvin, Minna Salami, and Yascha Mounk discuss whether we can ever be free in a liberal society in a discussion moderated by Roger Hearing
Yascha Mounk and Sam Moyn also discuss whether some people deserve to have more votes than others
Yascha Mounk and Rebecca Haw Allensworth examine how professional licensing has become America’s most important—and most restrictive—regulatory institution
Yascha Mounk and David Bau examine the mysterious internal processes that drive AI behavior—and why they may be fundamentally alien
Yascha Mounk and Steve Stewart-Williams examine what science reveals about biological and psychological differences between men and women