Yascha Mounk

Leaders of prestigious institutions who can’t say whether advocating “the genocide of Jews” is allowed on campus seem to have a basic literacy problem with free speech.

All the more reason to defend genuine tolerance and free speech

Amplifying dubious Hamas claims caused real damage. No wonder public trust in news reporting is so low.

New research shows that having a degree helps determine not only your opportunities in life but even how long you’ll live.

Don’t let right-wing culture warriors obscure the fact that some ideas behind this progressive ideology have genuine problems.

Next month’s election is a crucial test of whether the country’s autocratic ruling party can be checked at the ballot box.

The conventional wisdom about the global economy is that the rich have been getting richer and the poor have been getting poorer. What if that isn’t true?

His demagogic style revolved around self-interest, but he inspired other right-wing populists to bend the rule of law and divide their democracy.

The remarkable staying power of populist governments—thanks in part to their willingness to bend the rule of law—is a warning to America.

There are grounds for being skeptical of “wokeness,” but the Florida bill to curb progressive ideas in universities is flat-out unconstitutional.

The threat from authoritarian populists endures.

A lesson for any party that wants to succeed in 2024

The sight of a would-be authoritarian losing at the ballot box is welcome, but it’s too soon to declare a total victory over the demagogues.

Antidemocratic demagogues have an amazing ability to stage comebacks after suffering political death. Here’s why—and how to defeat them.

The electoral victory of Giorgia Meloni is nothing to be complacent about, but Italians are cynical about how long any government will last. Let’s hope they’re right.

A legal battle in Mississippi will test whether states can criminalize those who merely provide information.

To beat the Trump GOP, the party must give voters a proper say in who will be the Democratic presidential nominee in 2024.

Most students are open to real debate. But their colleges are failing them.

The U.S. is more dangerously divided than any other wealthy democracy. Is there a way back from the brink?

The French mainstream has failed to counter the far right’s pessimism about the state of the country. Americans are making the same mistake.

Only liberal values can ensure true freedom.

The democratic recession is so severe that autocrats now openly stage coups, steal elections, and invade other countries.

The time to end pandemic restrictions is now.

No matter the severity of the variant, the appetite for shutdowns or other large-scale social interventions simply isn’t there.

Virginia is sending Democrats a warning: They’ve lost control of the narrative about education.

And why we’re failing to do the same things in America

Following a Twitter outcry, a scientist was stopped from giving a lecture at MIT for reasons that had nothing to do with the lecture itself.

The German chancellor’s departure feels like a historic moment. But little will change once she’s gone.

Biden’s answer to Trump’s approach lasted only as long as its first major test.

If the picture looked almost unremittingly bleak a few years ago, now distinct patches of hope are on the horizon.

Let’s stop pretending that pandemic rules that made sense in April 2020 still make sense a year later.

Some believed the pandemic would expose the irrationality of the Western economic system. They were wrong.

A new report reveals that democratic governments are in retreat around the globe.

Any attempt to usher Trump out of the White House before January 20 is likely to fail, or backfire.

A double victory in Georgia could create serious difficulties for Democrats—and might even make it less likely for Biden to win reelection.

Americans will soon grow tired of the president, despite his efforts to stay in the limelight.  

Stopping the virus from spreading requires us to override our basic intuitions.

Voters stopped an authoritarian populist from destroying the country’s democratic institutions.

If you hate wokeness, you should vote for Joe Biden.

Populists in power tend to stay in power.