The Good Fight

Alexandre Lefebvre on Liberalism as a Way of Life

Yascha Mounk and Alexandre Lefebvre discuss taking liberalism seriously as the main moral paradigm of our world.

Sep 14 •

1:30:41

Raj Vinnakota on How to Stop Campus from Boiling Over

Yascha Mounk and Raj Vinnakota discuss how to build a healthy campus community (and keep it).

Sep 7 •

43:07

James C. Scott on The Perils of State Power

The late anthropologist James C. Scott and Yascha Mounk discuss the need to be vigilant about the ways in which states do violence to individuals and…

Aug 31 •

55:32

Timur Kuran on Why We Lie About Our Beliefs

Yascha Mounk and Timur Kuran discuss the perceived social and political pressures that lead individuals to conceal their true beliefs—and what that…

Aug 24 •

1:19:48

Douglas Vakoch on The Promise and Perils of Contacting Extraterrestrials

Yascha Mounk and Douglas Vakoch discuss whether it is morally justified to alert aliens to humanity's existence.

Aug 17 •

1:08:42

Freddie deBoer on “Peak Woke”

Yascha Mounk and Freddie deBoer discuss whether the sweeping set of progressive ideas that came into force in 2020 has really begun to recede.

Aug 10 •

1:10:56

Anne Applebaum on Autocracy, Inc.

Yascha Mounk and Anne Applebaum discuss the new tools autocrats use to stay in power.

Aug 3 •

1:06:06

Shalom Auslander on Self-Loathing and How to Overcome It

Yascha Mounk and Shalom Auslander discuss the origins of the stories that make us feel bad about ourselves.

Jul 27 •

1:17:30

Matthew Yglesias on Kamala

Yascha Mounk and Matthew Yglesias discuss Kamala Harris' strengths and vulnerabilities, and what she needs to do to win.

Jul 23 •

1:16:40

Eitan Hersh on the Perils of Political Hobbyism

Yascha Mounk and Eitan Hersh discuss the importance of strategic political action that focuses on goals and outcomes.

Jul 20 •

58:34

Rachel Kleinfeld on the Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump and the Rise of Political Violence in America

In this emergency podcast, Yascha Mounk and Rachel Kleinfeld discuss how to prevent a spiral of violence.

Jul 16 •

48:48

Elizabeth Anderson on Equality

Listen now | Yascha Mounk and Elizabeth Anderson discuss why intersectionality and talk about privilege don’t help to build a more equal society.

Jul 14 •

1:20:34

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