The Good Fight

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

Teresa Bejan on Virtue

Yascha Mounk and Teresa Bejan discuss the secret history of free speech and why the word “problematic” is problematic.

Oct 19 •

1:19:18

Newly-Minted Nobel Prize Winner James Robinson on How Societies Thrive

In this conversation, originally released in 2019, Yascha Mounk and James Robinson discuss the importance of political institutions.

Oct 14 •

49:41

Charles Taylor on Identity and Modernity

Yascha Mounk and Charles Taylor discuss the modern struggle for meaning and belonging.

Oct 12 •

1:13:40

Ruxandra Teslo on What Elites Really Believe

Yascha Mounk and Ruxandra Teslo discuss luxury beliefs and the concept of "elite misinformation."

Oct 5 •

1:05:37

Amanda Ripley on How to Survive Disaster

Yascha Mounk and Amanda Ripley discuss what natural catastrophes reveal about human nature.

Sep 28 •

1:14:17

Mailbag #1: Is America Headed for Civil War?

The first installment of a new monthly feature.

Sep 25 •

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