Noam Chomsky on Identity Politics, Free Speech, and China (from 2021)
Noam Chomsky and Yascha Mounk discuss America and the world, past and present. Noam Chomsky, professor emeritus of linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has for many decades been ...
28 Joulu 202455min
Francis Fukuyama on the World in 2025
In a tour d'horizon, Yascha and Frank discuss the fall of Assad, the rise of China, the crisis in Europe, and what awaits the United States under Trump. Francis Fukuyama is a political scientist, auth...
21 Joulu 20241h 2min
Bonus: Noah Smith on the Rise and Fall of "Neoliberalism"
Yascha Mounk and Noah Smith discuss the neoliberal era and the role of unions in America. Noah Smith is a writer and a former professor of finance at Stony Brook University. Smith is the author of th...
19 Joulu 202411min
Alice Evans on Why Equality Fails
Yascha Mounk and Alice Evans discuss why women have won equality in some countries but remain at the margin in many others. Alice Evans is a senior lecturer in international development at King's Col...
14 Joulu 20241h 7min
Richard Reeves on the Gender Gap
Yascha Mounk and Richard Reeves discuss why most young men aren’t becoming reactionary. Richard Reeves is the founder and president of the American Institute for Boys and Men. He is the author of Dre...
7 Joulu 20241h 22min
Cass Sunstein on Campus Free Speech
Yascha Mounk and Cass Sunstein discuss the meaning of free speech and how it should be applied on campus. Cass Sunstein is an American legal scholar and the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Ha...
30 Marras 202446min
Mailbag #2: Journalism for the Trump Era
In our second-ever mailbag, Yascha answers questions about the role of journalism in the Trump era, RFK Jr., and a national voter ID law. Yascha also answers listener questions about whether it's good...
26 Marras 202411min
Melissa Chen on the "Singaporean Model"
Yascha Mounk and Melissa Chen also discuss the rise of China and the future of US-China relations. Melissa Chen is a Singaporean journalist and activist. She is a contributing editor to The Spectator...
23 Marras 20241h 1min
