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…But Europe is rapidly reducing its reliance on Russian gas.

Sep 23

Truth and justice are best served by more rigor, not less.

Sep 21

Richard Reeves on Why Men are Struggling Listen now (54 min) | Yascha Mounk and Richard Reeves discuss the cultural and economic challenges facing boys and men and how to fix them.

Sep 24

What I learned as a member of the Irish citizens' assembly.

Louise Caldwell

Sep 19

Robert Kagan on America’s Future, Foreign Policy Realism, and the War in Ukraine Listen now (54 min) | Yascha Mounk and Robert Kagan discuss the prospects for the American-led world order.

Sep 17

It’s time to codify—with caution.

Sep 16

The movement's radical fringe could undermine key principles in the field and make it harder to fight global scourges like malaria.

Trish Nayna Schwerdtle

Sep 14

The movement could be the future of the American right.

William Galston

Sep 12

Chloé Valdary on How to be a (True) Antiracist Listen now (47 min) | Yascha Mounk and Chloé Valdary discuss what it would take to achieve a real cultural reconciliation.

Sep 10

We need freedom and structure. Digital platforms are eroding both.

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Sep 9

Even those who fail spectacularly can redeem themselves by knowing how and when to lose.

Nathaniel Rachman

Sep 7

Chile’s voters had the sense to reject a radical and unwieldy proposal.

Sep 5

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