Archive - Yascha Mounk

Al Roth on Why People Should Be Free to Sell Their Kidneys

Yascha Mounk and Al Roth discuss what we miss when we separate economics from human emotion.

May 12 • Yascha Mounk

1:16:51

Timothy Garton Ash on Europe’s Political Fragmentation

Yascha Mounk and Timothy Garton Ash discuss how Britain’s shift toward populism reflects broader European trends.

May 9 • Yascha Mounk

1:19:18

Laurenz Guenther on the Representation Gap in Politics

Yascha Mounk and Laurenz Guenther discuss why ordinary voters and political elites disagree on immigration, crime, and social issues.

May 5 • Yascha Mounk

1:08:28

Lant Pritchett on Why Foreign Aid Misses the Point

Yascha Mounk and Lant Pritchett discuss why development requires building state capability, not just charitable interventions.

May 2 • Yascha Mounk

1:34:10

April 2026

Trump Is Finally Fading

This may, at long last, be the beginning of his political end.

Apr 29 • Yascha Mounk

David Bromwich on Why Americans Have Lost Faith in Universities

Yascha Mounk and David Bromwich discuss grade inflation, political conformity, and the crisis of trust in higher education.

Apr 28 • Yascha Mounk

1:10:34

Luis Garicano on the Economics of Artificial Intelligence

Yascha Mounk and Luis Garicano discuss how AI will reshape labor markets, productivity, and economic growth.

Apr 25 • Yascha Mounk

1:18:56

Jacob Mchangama on the Global Free Speech Recession

Yascha Mounk and Jacob Mchangama discuss how democracies and dictatorships alike have turned against online speech freedom.

Apr 21 • Yascha Mounk

1:07:00

Michael Shermer on Truth and Conspiracy

Yascha Mounk and Michael Shermer delve into the art of debunking dangerous ideas without silencing free speech.

Apr 18 • Yascha Mounk

1:04:40

Ivan Krastev on Why Even Dictators Can’t Escape Democracy

Yascha Mounk and Ivan Krastev also discuss the war in Iran—and what it means for Trump’s future.

Apr 14 • Yascha Mounk

1:08:35

The Post-Populist Dilemma

Orbán is out. Now comes the hard part.

Apr 12 • Yascha Mounk

Andrés Velasco on Oil Shocks and Financial Crises

Yascha Mounk and Andrés Velasco discuss why the current energy crisis won’t repeat the 1970s—and what dangers lurk in today’s financial markets.

Apr 11 • Yascha Mounk

1:03:26

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