Political scientist writing on liberal democracy, populism, and political philosophy.
Yascha Mounk and Eliot Cohen delve into the lost meaning of “strategy” and why Trump's Iran gambit went off the rails
Yascha Mounk and David Deming discuss how artificial intelligence will transform research, teaching, and the economic foundations of higher education
Yascha Mounk, Owen Zidar, and Eric Zwick examine how America's hidden fortunes are built on garage doors, car dealerships, and beverage distribution
Yet even those of us who feel politically homeless shouldn’t necessarily welcome them
Yascha Mounk and Luis Garicano examine why Europe missed the tech revolution—and how it might catch up
Yascha Mounk and Galen Druke examine why the data points to a possible blue wave—and whether the polls can be trusted
Yascha Mounk and Frank Furedi delve into the case for populism—and clash over Viktor Orbán's Hungary
Yascha Mounk and Simon Sebag Montefiore discuss how the fall of the Ottoman Empire shaped the region we know today
Yascha Mounk and Shashank Joshi also discuss Trump's war in the Middle East and the differences between the United States and Europe
Extreme parties on the right and left just cemented the death of the country’s traditional establishment
Yascha Mounk and Jerry Kaplan debate whether the existential risk from AI is overstated—and if so, what we should be worrying about instead
Yascha Mounk and Jacob Weisberg examine why so many powerful people and institutions capitulated to Trump the second time around