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Dean Spears & Michael Geruso on Why We Need More People
In this week’s conversation, Yascha Mounk, Dean Spears and Michael Geruso explore whether a higher population really impacts climate change, why more…
1 year, 3 months ago
Luke Tryl on Why Britain Is Miserable
Luke Tryl is the Executive Director of More in Common UK, where he leads the organization’s work on public opinion. In this week’s conversation, Yasc…
1 year, 3 months ago
Irshad Manji on Understanding Each Other in Turbulent Times
Yascha Mounk and Irshad Manji also discuss how to have dialogue with ideological opponents. Irshad Manji is the founder of Moral Courage College, whi…
1 year, 3 months ago
Francis Fukuyama on War in the Middle East
Francis Fukuyama is the Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow at Stanford University. His latest book is Liberalism and Its Discontents. He is also the aut…
1 year, 4 months ago
Peter Hessler on China
Yascha Mounk and Peter Hessler describe how China has changed over the last 30 years–and where it might go next. For more than a quarter of a century…
1 year, 4 months ago
Helen Lewis on The Genius Myth
Helen Lewis is a staff writer at The Atlantic who writes about politics and culture. Her latest book, The Genius Myth: A Curious History of a Dangero…
1 year, 4 months ago
Lenore Skenazy on Rejecting Helicopter Parenting
Yascha Mounk and Lenore Skenazy discuss why kids should take risks. After letting her 9-year-old ride the New York City subway alone—and creating a …
1 year, 4 months ago
Shashank Joshi on How Warfare is Changing
Shashank Joshi is Defence Editor at The Economist, where he writes on a wide range of national security, defence and intelligence issues. In this wee…
1 year, 4 months ago
Mark Lynas on Nuclear War
Yascha Mounk and Mark Lynas on how to avoid armageddon. Mark Lynas is an author, campaigner and speaker. He is science advisor with the Climate Vulne…
1 year, 4 months ago
David Leonhardt on Why the Left isn’t Reaching the Working Class
David Leonhardt is an editorial director for New York Times Opinion. In this week’s conversation, Yascha Mounk and David Leonhardt discuss why the le…
1 year, 4 months ago