Archive - Yascha Mounk

February 2025

The Never-Ending American Eye Exam Racket

Please, DOGE, allow me to buy glasses and contacts without a prescription.

Feb 27 •

The Last Stand of Germany’s Establishment

Germany will once again have a moderate government. If it fails, the far right will be at power’s door.

Feb 23 •

Jake Sullivan on National Security

Yascha Mounk and Jake Sullivan discuss foreign policy under Joe Biden and Donald Trump.

Feb 22 •

1:22:42

Europe's Coming Fall

Either you shape history or history shapes you.

Feb 21 •

Wolfgang Münchau on Germany in Decline

Yascha Mounk and Wolfgang Münchau discuss the failure of the German model.

Feb 19 •

1:36:58

Marc Dunkelman on Why Nothing Works

Yascha Mounk and Marc Dunkelman discuss what's holding the U.S. back.

Feb 15 •

1:04:23

Humpty Dumpty Had a Great Fall

And no one knows how to put him together again.

Feb 14 •

Arlie Hochschild on Trump Voters, Old and New

Yascha Mounk and Arlie Hochschild discuss why white working class communities voted for Trump.

Feb 12 •

1:05:03

Oren Cass on the Case for Tariffs

Yascha Mounk and Oren Cass discuss the reasoning behind Trump’s economic policy.

Feb 8 •

1:28:44

The Zero-Sum Presidency

Mindset, not, ideology, is key to understanding how Trump rules—and why he won.

Feb 6 •

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