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What Ceuta Shows About Europe
Why left vs right is too simplistic to explain attitudes to immigration.
9 hrs ago • Ines Burrell
This Could Be the Year Germany's Far-Right Goes Mainstream
One forgotten region is about to make history.
11 hrs ago • Katja Hoyer
Adam Bodnar on Why Defeating Populists at the Ballot Box Isn’t Enough
Yascha Mounk and Adam Bodnar examine why Poland’s celebrated victory over illiberalism is now very much in doubt.
20 hrs ago • Yascha Mounk
1:20:58
We Must Save Sociology From Itself
A field that once illuminated scarce truths has become an ideology in search of evidence.
Aug 10 • Eboo Patel
The Eras of Francis Fukuyama: Human Nature
Yascha Mounk and Francis Fukuyama explore why any theory of politics must begin with an account of what makes us human.
Aug 8 • Yascha Mounk
1:05:42
How Ukrainians Are Surviving
It's a day at a time.
Aug 7 • Anastasia Lebedenko
Censorship Will Never Solve Antisemitism
Jews have always benefitted from strong protections for free speech.
Aug 6 • Yascha Mounk
Putin is Running Out of Troops
As the war in Ukraine continues, Russian military recruitment is lagging.
Aug 5 • Kathryn Stoner
The DSA Is a Menace
The movement is small but gaining influence.
Aug 5 • Garry Kasparov
Daron Acemoglu on Why Liberalism Became a Victim of Its Own Success
Yascha Mounk and Daron Acemoglu examine how the digital age severed the link between economic growth and shared prosperity.
Aug 4 • Yascha Mounk
1:24:19
Surely Liberals Can Agree That Plagiarism Is Bad
Institutions need to uphold standards. No exceptions.
Aug 3 • Sam Kahn
Resistance to Authoritarianism Must Be Local
Lessons from recent history.
Aug 3 • Adam Fefer
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