Francis Fukuyama on Trump’s War With Iran • Yascha Mounk and Francis Fukuyama examine why military strikes rarely achieve their political objectives.
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Francis Fukuyama on Trump’s War With Iran • Yascha Mounk and Francis Fukuyama examine why military strikes rarely achieve their political objectives.
Danielle Allen on Why Technocratic Liberalism Failed • Yascha Mounk and Danielle Allen discuss democratic backsliding.
My Day of Jury Duty • What a deeply ordinary day in a deeply ordinary court taught me about American democracy.
Janice Stein on When Being Rational Is Irrational • Yascha Mounk and Janice Stein delve into the paradoxes of decision-making in politics and international relations.
The Good Fight Club: Why Japan’s “Weirdo” Victory Matters, the Rise of Chinese Soft Power, and the End of Asian Stability • Yascha Mounk, Bethany Allen, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, and Chang Che examine how Asia is preparing for a more dangerous world.
Jacob Savage on the Costs of the Great Awokening • Yascha Mounk and Jacob Savage discuss how diversity initiatives materially impacted young white men’s professional prospects in media, academia, and Hollywood.
The Humanities Are About to Be Automated • AI can now write convincing academic papers. There’s no more room for denial.
Daniel Diermeier on Why Universities Are Their Own Worst Enemies • Yascha Mounk and Daniel Diermeier examine how elite institutions created the backlash that now threatens their future.
C. Thi Nguyen on Why Measuring Everything Ruins Everything • Yascha Mounk and C. Thi Nguyen examine what happens when life becomes a game—and the game stops being fun.
Jung Chang on A Personal History of China • Yascha Mounk and Jung Chang explore what individual narratives can tell us about China’s past and present.
Ruud Koopmans on Immigration and Integration in Europe • Yascha Mounk and Ruud Koopmans discuss why European integration differs from the American experience.
Martin Wolf on Why Trump’s Economic Revolution Never Happened • Yascha Mounk and Martin Wolf also discuss the impact of artificial intelligence on the economy—and humanity.
Atul Gawande on Medicine and Mortality • Yascha Mounk and Atul Gawande discuss how a simple system can improve patient outcomes.
Gašper Beguš on Why Language Doesn’t Make Humans Special • Yascha Mounk and Gašper Beguš also talk about what whale communication and the recent progress on AI tell us about the human brain.
Rebecca Goldstein on Why Humans Need to Matter • Yascha Mounk and Rebecca Goldstein debate whether our desperate need for significance is a flaw we should overcome—or an essential part of human dignity.
The Prosecution of Jerome Powell • Forget the tasteless tweets. Powell's prosecution attacks the two democratic guardrails that matter most.
The Left’s Deafening Silence on Iran • I searched five major progressive publications for coverage of Iran's uprising. Combined results: zero.
Scott Anderson on Why Iran’s Real Revolution Might Be Coming • Yascha Mounk and Scott Anderson discuss how economic collapse has created the conditions for regime change—and what this could mean for the country.
The Trump Playbook • He doesn’t have a doctrine. But he does have a predictable way of doing things.
The Good Fight Club: Maduro’s Capture, Trump’s Foreign Policy Vision, and the Future of American Power • Amanda Ripley, George Packer, and Yascha Mounk examine the dangerous implications of the administration’s latest foreign policy moves.
How'm I doin'? • Please give me feedback on how to make this Substack (even) better!
Ivan Krastev on 2026 • Yascha Mounk and Ivan Krastev discuss the state of the world.
Francis Fukuyama on 2025 (With Transcript) • Yascha Mounk and Francis Fukuyama look back at this year—and make predictions for 2026.
Kelly Born on All the Ways AI Is Changing Politics • Yascha Mounk and Kelly Born discuss the socioeconomic impact of artificial intelligence.
The Good Fight Club: Can Europe Control Its Fate? • Timothy Garton Ash, Sabina Ćudić, and Nathalie Tocci join Yascha Mounk to assess the state of Europe today.
End Affirmative Action... for Men • Colleges systematically disadvantage female applicants.
Jill Lepore on Why We Should Amend the U.S. Constitution • Yascha Mounk and Jill Lepore also discuss why she nearly quit academia.
