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Cass Sunstein on Campus Free Speech
Yascha Mounk and Cass Sunstein discuss the meaning of free speech and how it should be applied on campus. Cass Sunstein is an American legal schola…
1 year, 4 months ago
Mailbag #2: Journalism for the Trump Era
In our second-ever mailbag, Yascha answers questions about the role of journalism in the Trump era, RFK Jr., and a national voter ID law. Yascha also…
1 year, 4 months ago
Melissa Chen on the "Singaporean Model"
Yascha Mounk and Melissa Chen also discuss the rise of China and the future of US-China relations. Melissa Chen is a Singaporean journalist and act…
1 year, 4 months ago
Ivan Krastev on The New Global Order
Yascha Mounk and Ivan Krastev discuss what Trump’s reelection will mean for the future of the world. Ivan Krastev is a political scientist, the cha…
1 year, 4 months ago
Freya India on How to Free the Anxious Generation
Yascha and Freya discuss why so many young people came to prefer the online world to real life. Freya India is the author of the Substack GIRLS. Sh…
1 year, 5 months ago
Francis Fukuyama on Trump 47
Yascha Mounk and Francis Fukuyama discuss what a Trump victory means for America, its allies, and the world. Francis Fukuyama is a political scient…
1 year, 5 months ago
Shikha Dalmia on Leaving Libertarianism
Yascha Mounk and Shikha Dalmia discuss American conservatism, the rise of authoritarian populism, and whether identitarians of the left are right or …
1 year, 5 months ago
Norbert Röttgen on Germany
Yascha Mounk and Norbert Röttgen discuss the war in Ukraine and Germany’s political, economic, and security crisis. Norbert Röttgen is a senior lea…
1 year, 5 months ago
Why Is This Race So Damn Close?
Yascha Mounk, Ruy Teixeira, and Yuval Levin discuss why American elections are so close—and how one party could build a stable majority. Ruy Teixei…
1 year, 5 months ago
Teresa Bejan on Virtue
Yascha Mounk and Teresa Bejan discuss the secret history of free speech and why the word “problematic” is problematic. Teresa Bejan is a professor …
1 year, 5 months ago