The Eras of Francis Fukuyama: His Life and Ideas
Francis Fukuyama discusses the experiences and individuals that shaped him. Francis Fukuyama is the Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow at Stanf...
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20 of 477 episodesClaude Steele on the Hidden Stress of Diverse Spaces
Yascha Mounk and Claude Steele discuss why diversity can produce anxiety—and how it differs from prejudice. Claude Steele is Professor Emeri...
The Good Fight Club: Refounding Liberalism, Gen Z’s Political Instincts, and a Watergate Ghost Story
Francis Fukuyama, Linda Chavez, and Rachel Janfaza join Yascha Mounk to discuss what a radical liberal agenda might look like today. In this...
John Harpham on the Intellectual Origins of American Slavery
Yascha Mounk and John Harpham examine how early modern thinkers justified slavery long before modern theories of race took hold. John Samuel...
Deirdre McCloskey on What Really Caused the Industrial Revolution
Will you be in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday July 15? I will be interviewing Francis Fukuyama about how liberalism should respond to the pos...
Arvind Narayanan on Why AI Isn’t All That Revolutionary
Yascha Mounk and Arvind Narayanan discuss why the real transformation from AI will take decades rather than months—and what that means for h...
Ivan Krastev on Why America Has Lost Faith in Itself
Yascha Mounk and Ivan Krastev examine what the country’s founding ideals mean on its 250th anniversary. Ivan Krastev is Chairman of the Cent...
Charles Fain Lehman on Why Cities Got Safer
Yascha Mounk and Charles Fain Lehman explore how strategic policing drove the decline in violent crime—and why Baltimore was left behind. Ch...
The Good Fight Club: Why the Center Left Is Losing, the Squad vs. the Median Voter, and How Patriotism Wins Elections
Matthew Yglesias, Claire Ainsley, and Yascha Mounk debate whether progressives have abandoned the working-class voters they once claimed to...
Mark Leonard on Whether Europe is Doomed
Yascha Mounk and Mark Leonard discuss how the West can defend itself without America. Mark Leonard is co-founder and director of the Europea...
A Debate with Curtis Yarvin
Curtis Yarvin, Minna Salami, and Yascha Mounk discuss whether we can ever be free in a liberal society in a discussion moderated by Roger He...
Samuel Moyn on Why Old People Are Ruining America
Yascha Mounk and Sam Moyn also discuss whether some people deserve to have more votes than others. Samuel Moyn is the Kent Professor of Law...
David Bau on How—and Whether—Artificial Intelligence Thinks
Yascha Mounk and David Bau delve into the emerging science of AI interpretability and what we can learn from billions of neural signals. Dav...
Rebecca Haw Allensworth on How Professional Licenses are Rigging the Game for Insiders
Yascha Mounk and Rebecca Haw Allensworth examine how professional licensing has become America’s most important—and most restrictive—regulat...
Steve Stewart-Williams on Sex Differences and Human Nature
Yascha Mounk and Steve Stewart-Williams examine what science reveals about biological and psychological differences between men and women. S...
Jeremiah Johnson on Why Gen Z Isn’t Actually Doomed
Yascha Mounk and Jeremiah Johnson examine the disconnect between economic data and public sentiment about young Americans’ prospects. Jeremi...
Kathryn Paige Harden on How Genetics Shapes Human Behavior
Yascha Mounk and Paige Harden discuss twin studies, heritability research, and why genetic influence varies across different traits and popu...
H.W. Brands on the Making of George Washington
Yascha Mounk and H.W. Brands discuss the first U.S. president’s life and legacy. H. W. Brands holds the Jack S. Blanton Sr. Chair in History...
James Traub on Why American Classrooms Are Failing Democracy
Yascha Mounk and James Traub examine how progressive teaching methods are producing citizens who can't think critically. James Traub is a jo...
Marc Lipsitch on Playing Pandemic Roulette in the Lab
Yascha Mounk and Marc Lipsitch also discuss how worried we should be about Hantavirus and Ebola. Marc Lipsitch is the Berberian Professor at...