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The podcast that searches for the ideas, policies and strategies that can beat authoritarian populism.
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Jason Furman on the Future of the World Economy
Listen now (62 min) | Yascha Mounk and Jason Furman discuss how to guard against wishful thinking in economic forecasting and policy making.
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Will Humanity Survive AI?
Listen now (60 min) | Yascha Mounk and Gary Marcus discuss the strengths and the shortcomings of artificial intelligence.
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Israel’s Democratic Crisis
Listen now (37 min) | Yascha Mounk and Ami Ayalon discuss Israel’s future as a Jewish and democratic state.
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William Deresiewicz on the “Excellent Sheep” of the American Elite
Listen now (57 min) | Yascha Mounk and William Deresiewicz discuss the distortion of American meritocracy and the dearth of moral courage among the…
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Ed Luce on an America—and a World—Divided
Listen now (48 min) | Yascha Mounk and Ed Luce discuss the hopes for containing authoritarian populism and easing polarization at home and in the world.
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Timothy Garton Ash on Europe, Past and Present
Listen now (58 min) | Yascha Mounk and Timothy Garton Ash discuss how Europe has changed over the past fifty years, and how it will have to change in…
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Ben Ansell on Why Politics Fail
Listen now (70 min) | Yascha Mounk and Ben Ansell discuss how we fail to accomplish what we all want because each of us has a reason to pursue our own…
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Yascha Mounk
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