The Good Fight

Francis Fukuyama on the World in 2025

In a tour d'horizon, Yascha and Frank discuss the fall of Assad, the rise of China, the crisis in Europe, and what awaits the United States under Trump.

Dec 21 •

1:20:58

Noah Smith on the Rise and Fall of "Neoliberalism"

In this bonus episode of The Good Fight, Yascha Mounk and Noah Smith discuss the neoliberal era and the role of unions in America.

Dec 19 •

1:23:48

Alice Evans on Why Equality Fails

Yascha Mounk and Alice Evans discuss why women have won equality in some countries but remain at the margin in many others.

Dec 14 •

1:20:56

Richard Reeves on the Gender Gap

Yascha Mounk and Richard Reeves discuss why most young men aren’t becoming reactionary.

Dec 7 •

1:37:19

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.

Nov 30 •

58:10

Melissa Chen on the "Singaporean Model"

Yascha Mounk and Melissa Chen also discuss the rise of China and the future of US-China relations.

Nov 23 •

1:09:08

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.

Nov 16 •

1:05:14

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.

Nov 9 •

1:06:58

Francis Fukuyama on Trump 47

Yascha Mounk and Francis Fukuyama discuss what a Trump victory means for America, its allies, and the world.

Nov 7 •

1:15:22

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…

Nov 2 •

1:16:32

Norbert Röttgen on Germany

Yascha Mounk and Norbert Röttgen discuss the war in Ukraine and Germany’s political, economic, and security crisis.

Oct 26 •

52:16

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.

Oct 23 •

58:48

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