Persuasion | Yascha Mounk | Substack

Why free speech is “worth the squeeze.”

Mar 24

There’s a better legal path to prosecuting the former president than the one being pursued by the Manhattan DA.

Mar 22

Martin Wolf on the Crisis of Democratic Capitalism Listen now (53 min) | Yascha Mounk and Martin Wolf discuss how democracy grew out of capitalism and why both our political and our economic systems are now imperiled.

Mar 25

The paper has become much more ideologically diverse in recent months.

Mar 20

Jonathan Greenblatt on Anti-Semitism Listen now (55 min) | Yascha Mounk and Jonathan Greenblatt discuss the shifting nature of anti-semitism, its present manifestations, and Jewish…

Mar 18

Why expatriates like me abandoned the futures we planned in China.

Mar 17

Notes on Russian interference attempts.

Mar 15

I have been a critic of disastrous foreign wars. This time is different.

Mar 13

Frans de Waal on Chimpanzee—and Human—Politics Listen now (47 min) | Yascha Mounk and Frans de Waal discuss how studying the (other) great apes can help us better understand human behavior and…

Mar 11

Eliminating everyday annoyances may be creating the most risk-averse generation in history.

Mar 10

With elections looming large, last month’s earthquake bodes ill for Turkey’s strongman.

Henri J. Barkey

Mar 8

It’s destabilizing to have a nation of young strivers with no coherent vision or path to success.

Mar 6

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