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Daron Acemoglu on Why Liberalism Became a Victim of Its Own Success
Yascha Mounk and Daron Acemoglu examine how the digital age severed the link between economic growth and shared prosperity. Daron Acemoglu is an econ…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
The Eras of Francis Fukuyama: The End of History and the Last Man
Yascha Mounk and Francis Fukuyama examine what people still get wrong about “the end of history.” Francis Fukuyama is the Olivier Nomellini Senior Fe…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Katja Hoyer on Why We Should Stop Comparing Everything to Weimar
Yascha Mounk and Katja Hoyer also discuss what the Islamist attack on Berlin’s Pride parade says about the state of Germany. Katja Hoyer is a visitin…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
The Eras of Francis Fukuyama: His Life and Ideas
Francis Fukuyama discusses the experiences and individuals that shaped him. Francis Fukuyama is the Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow at Stanford Unive…
3 months ago
Claude Steele on the Hidden Stress of Diverse Spaces
Yascha Mounk and Claude Steele discuss why diversity can produce anxiety—and how it differs from prejudice. Claude Steele is Professor Emeritus of P…
3 months ago
The Good Fight Club: Refounding Liberalism, Gen Z’s Political Instincts, and a Watergate Ghost Story
Francis Fukuyama, Linda Chavez, and Rachel Janfaza join Yascha Mounk to discuss what a radical liberal agenda might look like today. In this week’s e…
3 months, 1 week ago
John Harpham on the Intellectual Origins of American Slavery
Yascha Mounk and John Harpham examine how early modern thinkers justified slavery long before modern theories of race took hold. John Samuel Harpham …
3 months, 1 week ago
Deirdre McCloskey on What Really Caused the Industrial Revolution
Will you be in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday July 15? I will be interviewing Francis Fukuyama about how liberalism should respond to the postliberal …
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Arvind Narayanan on Why AI Isn’t All That Revolutionary
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 sho…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Ivan Krastev on Why America Has Lost Faith in Itself
Yascha Mounk and Ivan Krastev examine what the country’s founding ideals mean on its 250th anniversary. Ivan Krastev is Chairman of the Centre for L…
3 months, 3 weeks ago