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The Good Fight

Yascha Mounkwww.yaschamounk.com
"The Good Fight," the podcast that searches for the ideas, policies and strategies that can beat authoritarian populism.Please do listen and spread the word about The Good Fight.If you have not yet signed up for our podcast, please do so now by following this link on your phone.Email: goodfightpod@gmail.comTwitter: @Yascha_MounkWebsite: http://www.persuasion.community
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Episodes

Glen Weyl

In this episode of The Good Fight, Yascha Mounk talks to economist Glen Weyl about the roots of inequality, the problems of monopoly and monopsony, and whether more, not less, radical markets are the antidote to the economic problems of our age. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 06, 20181 hr 1 min

Vladimir Kara-Murza

In this live episode of The Good Fight, Yascha Mounk talks to Vladimir Kara-Murza, a leading Russian opposition activist, about the prospects for democracy in Russia and around the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 23, 201854 min

Cecilia Muñoz

In this inaugural live episode of The Good Fight, Yascha Mounk talks to Cecilia Muñoz, Vice President at New America and former Director of the Domestic Policy Council, about how to leverage technology in the public interest, and what kind of compromise the left should accept on immigration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 09, 201847 min

Ezra Klein

In this special episode of The Good Fight, Ezra Klein interviews Yascha Mounk about his recent book, The People vs Democracy . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 25, 20181 hr 55 min

Anand Giridharadas, Part 2

Writer Anand Giridharadas talks to Yascha Mounk about identity politics, the best way to respond to offensive questions, and how to win a lasting social peace for "the only country I have." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 11, 201856 min

Anand Giridharadas, Part 1

Yascha Mounk discusses the limits of philanthropy, how the changey-hopey narrative of the affluent cloaks the power they exercise, and how they can do better with author, former New York Times correspondent and NBC contributor Anand Giridharadas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 28, 201843 min

David French

Yascha Mounk discusses the moral corruption of the Evangelical movement, the right line between politics and religion, and the ins and outs of wedding cakes with National Review staff writer David French. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 14, 20181 hr

Benjamin Wittes

Yascha Mounk discusses the principles that should govern the national security state; whether liberals used to be too critical of the NSA; and what we do—and don’t—know about l’Affaire Russe with Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institutions and founder of Lawfare, Benjamin Wittes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 28, 201856 min

Jennifer Rubin

Yascha Mounk discusses how to cover the Trump presidency; the complicity of the Republican party; and the future of the right with proud conservative and staunch Never Trumper Jennifer Rubin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 14, 201855 min

David Miliband

Yascha Mounk discusses how to give refugees a real shot at a good life; the future of migration policy around the world; the importance of inclusive nationalism; and the meaning of the West with the President of the International Rescue Committee, and former foreign secretary of the United Kingdom, David Miliband. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 31, 201854 min

Sabeel Rahman

Yascha Mounk discusses the problem with monopoly power; the role of anti-corporate rhetoric in leftist politics; and how to build a winning coalition for ambitious change with Sabeel Rahman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 17, 201853 min

Martin Sandbu

Yascha Mounk and Martin Sandbu discuss the best way to fight inequality; why we need predistribution rather than (just) redistributive taxation to fight populism; and how to ensure that individuals and corporations alike pay their fair share Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 03, 201854 min

Francis Fukuyama Rerun

In this rerun of one of the first Good Fight episodes, Yascha Mounk discusses the degree to which democracy in the United States is under threat, the slow erosion of liberal norms, and the future of American identity with Francis Fukuyama. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 20, 201756 min

Branko Milanovic

Yascha Mounk and Branko Milanovic discuss what his famous elephant curve says about the ills—and the gains—of globalization; how the left’s concern with inequality is being turned against its concern with internationalism; why economic causes of populism are often expressed in cultural ways; and how a determination to increase the financial and educational endowments of ordinary citizens can combat inequality and boost their living standards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/...

Dec 06, 201759 min

Ian Bassin

Ian Bassin explains why we should see all of Trump’s violations of democratic norms as related—and how we can fight back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 22, 201745 min

Perry Bacon Jr.

Yascha Mounk and Perry Bacon, Jr. discuss how best to stand up to Trump’s attacks on minorities; the work of Ta-Nehisi Coates and Thomas Chatterton-Williams; and what the role of race would be in the kind of society we should work toward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 08, 201754 min

Rachel Kleinfeld

Yascha Mounk and Rachel Kleinfeld discuss the difference between an effective and a counter-productive protest against populists like Donald Trump; how to mobilize a broad coalition against the administration; and how the left can get its act together again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 25, 201741 min

E.J. Dionne

Yascha Mounk and E.J. Dionne discuss the causes of the populist rise; why patriotism is the right antidote to white nationalism; and how to beat Donald Trump. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 11, 201747 min

Nicholas Casey

Yascha Mounk and Nicholas Casey discuss whether left-populism is as dangerous as right-populism; why things are so much worse in Venezuela than they are in Ecuador; and why Latin American politics may hold the key to America’s future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 27, 201747 min

Matthew d’Ancona

Yascha Mounk and Matthew d’Ancona discuss why lies have taken over our politics; what kinds of policies might be able to move us past the post-truth age; and how Democrats can win in 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 13, 201756 min

Jamie Kirchick

Yascha Mounk talks to Jamie Kirchick about the rise of dictators and demagogues in Europe, North America, and beyond. How much do far-left populists and far-right populists have in common? And what can we do to stop them? Email: thegoodfight@newamerica.org Twitter: @Yascha_Mounk New America Website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Aug 30, 201738 min

Ivan Krastev

Yascha Mounk talks to Ivan Krastev about what lessons the populist success in Central Europe holds for fighting Donald Trump. Why don’t voters care that populists fail to deliver on their promises? And can Americans resist a growing desire to “nationalize” the elites? Email: thegoodfight@newamerica.org Twitter: @Yascha_Mounk New America Website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Aug 16, 201745 min

Anne Applebaum

Yascha Mounk talks to Anne Applebaum about how authoritarians take power, the threat of social media, and the first six months of Trump's presidency Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 03, 20171 hr

George Packer

Yascha Mounk talks to George Packer about social isolation, the sources of political anger, and why none of the dominant narratives of American identity can bind us together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 05, 201756 min

Mark Blyth (Corrected)

Yascha Mounk talks to Mark Blyth about the economic drivers of populism, how to create a more equal society, and the failures of the Eurozone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 21, 201750 min

Brian Klaas

Yascha Mounk talks to Brian Klaas about how to save democratic norms at home and promote democratic rule abroad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 07, 201750 min

Catherine Rampell

Yascha Mounk talks to Catherine Rampell about the economic drivers of populist support, the future of economic growth, and why fears about automation may be exaggerated. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 24, 201749 min

Francis Fukuyama

Yascha Mounk discusses the degree to which democracy in the United States is under threat, the slow erosion of liberal norms, and the future of American identity with Francis Fukuyama. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 10, 201755 min

Evan McMullin

Yascha Mounk interviews Evan McMullin, 2016 Presidential Candidate and one of Donald Trump's most vocal conservative critics, about how to oppose the President across party lines; the future of the Republican Party; and the personal costs of political courage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 26, 201747 min

A World Without a Leader

Yascha Mounk explains the global costs of the Trump Presidency and talks to Hans Kundnani about the differences between Trump and Brexit, how to preserve the liberal world order, and the dangers of national neoliberalism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 12, 201739 min
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